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Jane Eyre Vocab
Ch. 1-6
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12th Grade
08/25/2010
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cavillers
 Definition
people who object when there is little reason to do so
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moreen
 Definition
a kind of strong woolen or cotton fabric
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dreary
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dull/sad/boring
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vignettes
 Definition
illustrations used at the beginnings or ends of chapters
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fervently
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passionately
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sallowness
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the state of having a sickly, pale-yellow hue
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bilious
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bad tempered
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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pungent
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sharp and piercing to the mind
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subjoined
 Definition
added to what had already been stated
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ligature
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an item used in typing or binding
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ignominy
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shame and dishonor
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festoons
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pieces of fabric hanging in loops or curves
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Marseilles
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a strong cotton cloth with a raised weave
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retrospective
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looking back to the past
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quailed
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drew back in fear
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aversion
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intense dislike
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turbid
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muddy or cloudy from being stirred up
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turbid
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muddy or cloudy from being stirred up
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captious
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fond of catching others in mistakes
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indemnity
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exemption from penalties
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opprobrium
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disgrace attached to shameful conduct
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sanguine
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cheerful
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chancel
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the area around the altar in a church
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bourne
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goal, objective
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interloper
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unwelcome intruder
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preternatural
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supernatural
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peremptorily
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in a manner barring further discussion
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virulent
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full of hate/spite
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duplicity
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deception
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fagging
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hard and tiring work
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convolvuli
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decorative elements of twisting vines with funnel shaped flowers
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enounced
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pronounced clearly
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dote
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to be very fond of
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insuperable
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insurmountable/ incapable of being overcome
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execrations
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ccurses
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audacious
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bold in a rude way
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parterre
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a garden in which the flower beds form a pattern
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poltroon
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coward
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ruth
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pity
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onding on snaw
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on the verge of snowing
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