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Jane Eyre Vocab 4
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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debasement | humiliation, disgrace, shame |
abyss | gulf, chasm, deep hole, void |
cumbrous | bulky, weighty, burdensome |
impalpable | imaginary, intangible, nonexistent |
gradations | shades, degrees, stages, nuances |
seraph | angel, one of the first orders of angels |
reverie | daydream, dream, trance |
chilblain | inflammation followed by itchy irritation on hands, feet, ears from exposure to moist cold |
invalid | a person who is debilitated by illness or disability |
famished | hungry, starving, ravenous |
coax | persuade, charm, entice |
exigency | a need, necessity, requirement |
penurious | stingy, scanty, miserly, niggardly |
flayed | whipped, lashed, thrashed |
moiety | a half, a portion, a share |
hebdomadal | weekly |
irrepressible | unruly, disobedient, wild, unmanageable |
interlude | break, interval, rest, pause, intermission |
abstraction | thought, daydreaming, dreaminess |
ascertain | determine, establish, find out, learn, discover |