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Jane Eyre Vocab 4
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |