Jane Eyre 1-10

Mr. Darlington (United States of America)
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  1. habituate
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  2. corrode
    cause to deteriorate due to water, air, or an acid
  3. predispose
    make susceptible
  4. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  5. stagnate
    stand still
  6. soporific
    inducing sleep
  7. contaminate
    make impure
  8. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  9. ameliorate
    make better
  10. elate
    fill with high spirits
  11. ambrosia
    the food and drink of the gods
  12. flay
    strip the skin off
  13. effluvium
    a foul-smelling outflow or vapor
  14. rummage
    search haphazardly
  15. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  16. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  17. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
  18. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  19. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  20. recommence
    cause to start anew
  21. inscribe
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  22. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  23. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  24. imbibe
    take in liquids
  25. inclement
    severe, of weather
  26. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  27. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  28. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  29. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  30. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  31. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  32. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  33. venturesome
    disposed to take risks
  34. refectory
    a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
  35. impalpable
    not perceptible to the touch
  36. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  37. brackish
    slightly salty
  38. vignette
    a brief literary description
  39. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  40. corroborate
    give evidence for
  41. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  42. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  43. lineament
    the characteristic parts of a person's face
  44. nestle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  45. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  46. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  47. obviate
    do away with
  48. scapegoat
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
  49. buxom
    healthily plump and vigorous
  50. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  51. mope
    be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
  52. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  53. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  54. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  55. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  56. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  57. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  58. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  59. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  60. frieze
    an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
  61. titter
    laugh nervously
  62. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  63. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  64. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  65. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  66. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  67. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  68. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  69. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  70. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  71. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  72. perfidious
    tending to betray
  73. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  74. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  75. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  76. foment
    try to stir up
  77. consenting
    having given agreement
  78. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  79. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  80. evince
    give expression to
  81. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  82. environs
    the area in which something exists or lives
  83. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  84. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  85. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  86. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  87. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  88. interpose
    introduce
  89. chasten
    censure severely
  90. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  91. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  92. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  93. leaven
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough
  94. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  95. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  96. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  97. irrepressible
    impossible to control
  98. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  99. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  100. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  101. repugnance
    intense aversion
  102. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  103. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  104. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  105. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  106. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  107. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  108. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  109. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  110. barrister
    a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
  111. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  112. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  113. impassable
    incapable of being gone across or through
  114. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  115. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  116. eddy
    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind
  117. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  118. promontory
    a natural elevation
  119. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  120. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  121. nip
    sever or remove by pinching
  122. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  123. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  124. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  125. transient
    lasting a very short time
  126. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  127. recompense
    make payment to
  128. cessation
    a stopping
  129. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  130. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  131. hoard
    a secret store of valuables or money
  132. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  133. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  134. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  135. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  136. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  137. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  138. wont
    an established custom
  139. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  140. repose
    freedom from activity
Created on Wed Feb 20 10:02:45 EST 2013 (updated Sun Feb 24 23:43:00 EST 2013)

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