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Jane Eyre Vocab 5
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapters 18-21
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10th Grade
10/13/2009

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contumelious
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insulting; humiliating
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sardonic
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
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meretricious
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based on pretense, deception, or insincerity
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girandoles
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a composition or structure in radiating form or arrangement, such as a rotating display of fireworks
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diablerie
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reckless mischief; deviltry
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blackaviced
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having a dark complexion
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enigmas
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a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle
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ineffectual
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without satisfactory or decisive effect
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sequestered
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removed or withdrawn into solitude or retirement; secluded
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peremptory
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positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner
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purloined
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taken dishonestly; stolen; filched; pilfered
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reprobation
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disapproval, condemnation, or censure
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ascetic
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exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification
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quiz
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an eccentric, often odd-looking person
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superciliousness
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous person or facial expression
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despotic
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autocratic; tyrannical
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forbearance
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patient endurance; self-control
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deglutition
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the act or process of swallowing
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quiescent
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being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless
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competency
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an income sufficient to furnish the necessities and modest comforts of life
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