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Jane Eyre vocab
ch. 21-26
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12th Grade
09/07/2010

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presentiments
Definition
feelings that something of an unfortunate nature is about to happen
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iteration
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repetition
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equivocal
Definition
having 2 or more meanings
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ludicrous
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absurd
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reprobation
Definition
condemnation; rejection
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Cairngorm
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yellow or brown quartz found in scotland used as a gem
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quiz
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an odd person
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superciliousness
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scornful superiority
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the Rubric
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the directions in a prayer book for conducting a religious service
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competency
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sufficient means for a livelihood
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quiescent
Definition
quiet; still
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cynosure
Definition
center of attn
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Queen Boadicea
Definition
queen of the Iceni in ancient Britain who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans
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acumen
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keenness and quickness in dealing w/ a situation
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Midsummer eve
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june 23rd; the day before the feast of St. John; in euro. folklore, the day witches renewed their supernatural powers
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facile
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easy
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organ of adhesiveness
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reference to phrenology; organ supposedly located @ back of head
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mustard-seed
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an allusion to one of the fairies in shakespeare's a midsummer nights dream
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aerial
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like air; light as air
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deprecation
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expression of disapproval
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Ahasuerus
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allusion to the book of Esther; Ahasuerus was a wealthy persian king
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bairn
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(scottish) child
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fractious
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irritable
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pertinaciously
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persistently; stubbornly
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tyne
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(scottish) lose
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suttee
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hindu custom in which widow throws herself onto her husbands funeral pyre
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repartee
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series of quick witty replies
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D.V.
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abbrev. for Deovolente, latin for "god willing"
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plebeian
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ordinary; of the common ppl
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blond
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type of lace, named for its flaxen color
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Funchal
Definition
capital of Madeira
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