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Jane Eyre Vocabulary
50 words from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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English
10th Grade
03/17/2009

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Torpid
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adj. Slow and apathetic.            Synonyms: Sluggish, inert, Antonyms: Quick, agile.
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Diffidence
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n. lack of self-confidence:            Synonyms: self-doubt, self-distrust, Antonyms: Confidence, pompousness.
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Peremptorily
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adv. In an imperative and commanding manner.            Synonyms: imperatively, commandingly, Antonyms: sweetly, passively.
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Revile
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v. Spread negative information about.            Synonyms: vilify, vituperate, rail, Antonyms: rave, compliment.
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Propensity
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n. an inclination or disposition to behave in a certain manner.            Synonyms: aptness, leaning, tendency, proclivity, Antonyms: indecisive, unsure.
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Sotto Voce
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adv. In an undertone.            Synonyms: in a low voice, Antonyms: screaming, yelling.
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Visage
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n. the human face, or the appearance conveyed by a person’s face.            Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, phiz, mug, kisser, Antonyms:--
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Wanton
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v. waste time by indulging oneself in a manner that may be cruel.Adj. occurring without motivation or provocation, or casual and unrestrained in sexual     behavior.Synonyms: v. piddle, trifle, luxuriate, adj. 1. Motiveless, easy, sluttish, loose, promiscuous, Antonyms: v. productive, adj. 1. Sudden, 2. Conservative.
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Captious
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adj. tending to find and call attention to faults.            Synonyms: faultfinding, picky, Antonyms: easygoing, not particular.
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Ignominy
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n. a state of dishonor.            Synonyms: shame, disgrace, Antonyms: pride, superbia.
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Bilious
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adj. relating to or containing bile, suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress.            Synonyms: liverish, dyspeptic, atrabilious, Antonyms: comfortable, calm stomach.
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Antipathy
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n. a feeling of intense dislike, the object of feeling intense aversion.            Synonyms: aversion, distaste, Antonyms: looking forward too, anxious.
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Sanguine
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adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful, inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life.            Synonyms: rubicund, ruddy, Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic.
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Remonstrate
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v. Argue in protest or opposition, present and urge reasons or opinions in opposition.            Synonyms: lecture, trounce, lambaste, Antonyms: agree, defend.
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Deferential
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adj. showing variation or difference.            Synonyms: different, regardful, Antonyms: same, similar, common.
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Pathos
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n. a quality that arouses emotions, mainly of sympathy, sorrow, or pity.            Synonyms: poignancy, commiseration, Antonyms: ignore, logos
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Ameliorate
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v. to make better.                                         Synonyms: improve, meliorate, amend, Antonyms: worsen, destroy, harm.
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Dissipate
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v. to cause to separate and go in different directions, move away from one another.            Synonyms: dispel, disperse, scatter, Antonyms: attach, join.
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Soporific
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adj. Sleep inducing, creating mental lethargy. n. a drug that induces sleep.            Synonyms: adj. somniferous, hypnagogic, narcotic. n. hypnotic, Antonyms: stimulating.
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Salient
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adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.                                         Synonyms: obnoxious, prominent, striking, Antonyms: hidden, discreet.
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Propitious
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adj. presenting favorable circumstances.            Synonyms: asspicious, hopeful, salubrious   , Antonyms: ominous, threatening.
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Vapid
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adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang, or lacking liveliness, spirit or zest.            Synonyms: insipid, flat, bland, Antonyms: flavorful, tangy, spiritful, zesty, piquant.
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Quiescence
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n. a state of quiet inaction.            Synonyms: dormancy, sleeping, Antonyms: active, awake, alert.
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Piquant
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adj. having an agreeably pungent taste.Synonyms: attracting, savory, engaging, stimulating, provocative, Antonyms: bland, vapid, insipid, flat.
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Limpid
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adj. clear and bright, transmitting the light, able to be seen through clearly            Synonyms: crystalline, lucid, perspicuous, Antonyms: solid, dull.
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Salubrious
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adj. promoting health, favorable to health of mind or body.Synonyms: healthy, beneficial, hygienic, wholesome, Antonyms: dangerous, unhealthy, unwholesome. 
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Saturnine
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adj. bitter or scornful, showing a brooding ill-humor.Synonyms: glowering, morose, scornful, Antonyms: accepting, forgiving, pleasant.
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Extirpate

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: v. destroy completely, as if down to the roots.Synonyms: uproot, eradicate, exterminate, Antonyms: help, leave alone
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Lachrymose

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adj. showing sorrow.Synonyms: dolorous, tearful, weeping, Antonyms: unemotional, gleeful
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Extant
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adj. still in existence.Synonyms: living, Antonyms: extinct, destroyed, lost.
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Onus
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n. an onerous or difficult concern.Synonyms: burden, encumbrance, Antonyms: aid, benefit, blessing
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Insipid

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adj. lacking taste, flavor, or tang, insignificant in its’ impact or unpleasant in taste.Synonyms: vapid, bland, jejune, Antonyms: piquant, savory, provocative.
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Halcyon
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adj. idyllically calm and peaceful, suggesting peace and prosperity.Synonyms: golden, prosperous, Antonyms: agitated, bustling, disrupted.
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Paradox
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n. a self-contradiction (logic).Synonyms: absurdity, ambiguity, inconsistency, Antonyms: certainty, clarity, lucidity.
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Sagacity
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n. ability to make good judgments, the treat of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating.Synonyms: discernment, judgment, Antonyms: ignorance, inanity.
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Supercilious

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adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, prideful, Antonyms: humble, modest.
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Taciturn
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adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative.Synonyms: aloof, brooding, reserved, Antonyms: voluble, fluent, talkative.
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Beguile:
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v. influence by slyness, attract in an underhanded manner.

Synonyms: capture, hoodwink, entrance, Antonyms: be honest, be forthright

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Acumen
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n. tapering point or keen insight.Synonyms: insightfulness, astuteness, Antonyms: ineptness, stupidity, denseness. 
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Capricious
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adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than necessity or reason.Synonyms: whimsical, impulsive, Antonyms: constant, dependable.
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Usurp

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v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take the place of.Synonyms: seize, arrogate, assume, Antonyms: relinquish, surrender.
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Puerile
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adj. displaying or suggesting childlike behavior or lack of maturity.Synonyms: juvenile, adolescent, jejune, Antonyms: adult, mature.
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Corpulent
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adj. excessively fat.Synonyms: rotund, obese, weighty, Antonyms: skinny, slender, slim.
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Avaricious
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adj. immoderately desirous of acquiring something (wealth).Synonyms: covetous, greedy, prehensile, Antonyms: benevolent, generous, giving.
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Eschew
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v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear.Synonyms: shun, abandon, Antonyms: embrace, like, love.
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Debauchery

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n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.Synonyms: orgy, bacchanal, riot, saturnalia, Antonyms: benevolence, mercifulness.
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Furtive
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adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed.Synonyms: lurking, skulking, surreptitious, Antonyms: forthright, honest, open, truthful.
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Despot
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n. a cruel and oppressive dictator.Synonyms: tyrant, autocrat, Antonyms: democrat.
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Conflagration
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n. a very intense and uncontrolled fire.Synonyms: inferno, blaze, Antonyms: -----
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Opprobrium
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n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse; state of extreme dishonor.Synonyms: infamy, obloquy, Antonyms: fame, promotion, honor. 
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