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Jane Eyre Vocab Chapter 27-33
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12th Grade
03/18/2009

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Aver
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to affirm; to assert as fact
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impetus
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energy of motion; moving force; impulse
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avaricious
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greedy; covetous
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eschew
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to shun, to avoid
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arbitress
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a female who has the power to decide a point at issue
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abhor
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to regard with terror or repugnance; loath
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fag
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to work hard
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lexicon
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a dictionary; a list of vocabulary words for a particular subject
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torpid
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inactive; dull; apathetic
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satiety
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state of being filled with food or with anything that satisfies
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patrimony
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an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors
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scion
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descendant; a shoot or twig
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deferential
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respectful; yielding to the opinion or will of another
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ignoble
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not noble; inferior; or low character, aims, etc.
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superfluous
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unnecessary;excessive; more than is required
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analogous
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corresponding or comparable in some respect, though unlike as a whole
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accrue
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to increase; to come as a natural product or result
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competency
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an income sufficient for ordinary wants
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