Jane eyre vocab Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| chastisement | V. the act of punishing or scolding someone |
| precocious | adj. unusually advanced for ones age |
| usurious | adj. the practice of lending money at an unusually high interest rate |
| emulation | n. the effort to act like someone else |
| judicious | adj. having good judgment |
| hiatus | n. a pause or gap |
| capricious | adj. given to sudden, unaccountable changes in mood or behavior |
| indignation | n. anger due to unfair treatment |
| vehement | adj. forceful;passionate; intense |
| insolent | adj. showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect |
| Sallow | adj. an unhealthy yellow or brown color |
| Enigmas | n. something mysterious, puzzling, difficult to understand (adj= enigmatic) |
| Taciturnity | n. the state of being reserved in conversation |
| Insipid | adj. lacking flavor |
| Trepidation | n. a feeling of fear or agitation about what might happen |
| Confabulate | v. to engage in conversation |
| Importunity | n. the state of causing annoyance or trouble |
| Conjectures | n. an opinion based on incomplete information (v= to conjecture) |
| Scorned | Feel or express contempt or hatred |
| sequestered | adj. isolated or hidden away |
| docile | adj. submissive; ready to be controlled or instructed |
| assiduous | adj. showing great care and preserverance |
| inexorable | adj. impossible to stop or prevent |
| despotic | adj. tryannical |
| scrupulous | adj. diligent, thorough, attentive to details |
| deferential | adj. respectful |
| pensive | engaged in deep or serious thought |
| insatiable | adj. impossible to satisfy |
| furtively | adv. in a secretive way |
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