Jane Eyre Ch. 2

Pin L. (United States of America)
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  1. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  2. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  3. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  4. enliven
    make more excited or spirited
  5. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  6. heterogenous
    consisting of elements that are not of the same kind
  7. propensity
    a natural inclination
  8. vassalage
    the state of a serf
  9. serf
    (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
  10. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  11. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  12. prone
    having a tendency
  13. ire
    anger; irritability
  14. conceive
    have the idea for
  15. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  16. perjure
    make oneself guilty of telling untruths in a court of law
  17. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  18. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  19. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  20. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  21. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  22. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  23. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
Created on Wed Jul 27 22:45:09 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Jul 27 23:49:31 EDT 2011)

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