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Jane Eyre Vocab 2
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| degradation | dishonor, disgrace, humiliation, shame |
| musings | thoughts; mediations |
| forlornness | sadness; loneliness |
| audacious | fearlessly brave; recklessly daring or bold; impudent |
| capricious | suddenly unpredictable; impulsive; whimsical |
| poltroon | base coward |
| propound | consider; set forth; propose |
| noxious | injurious; corrupting; harmful; deadly |
| irksome | tedious; annoying; vexing; wearisome; tiresome; bothersome |
| flaxen | grayish yellow color; fair-haired; blond |
| foment | incite; to promote the growth of |
| emulation | imitation, a copy |
| curacy | the church office |
| draught | gulp, swallow |
| careworn | showing worry, worried |
| countenance | face |
| hoary | gray or white with age, ancient, aged/old |
| lea | grassland, meadow |
| sequestered | removed, withdrawn, separated from |
| pelisse | a woman's loose light cloak |