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Jane Eyre Vocab 5
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| surtout | a man's long, close-fitting overcoat |
| perfidious | deceitful, untrue, dishonest |
| repugnance | disgust, hate, dislike, abhorrence |
| obviating | preventing, hindering, averting |
| edification | schooling, instruction, learning, culture |
| exhortation | strong urging, encouragement, insistence |
| petrified | frightened, terrified, scared, horrified |
| excrescence | growth, outgrowth |
| evangelical | strong Christian beliefs relating to salvation |
| knell | sound of a bell ringing slowly |
| profusion | abundance, excess, wealth of |
| deferentially | respectfully, reverently, courteously |
| interloper | intruder, trespasser, impostor |
| effluence | process of something flowing influentially out of or from |
| prostrate | face down, flat to the ground, powerless, low |
| ardently | fervently, passionately, eagerly |
| imputation | charge, accusation, insinuation |
| pensive | meditative, thoughtful, pondering |
| propriety | politeness, decency, respectability |
| mien | appearance, manner, demeanor |