Jane Eyre Ch. 1-12

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Torpid

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(Adj) sluggish in functioning or act

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Lamentable

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(Adj)That is to be regretted

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Bilious

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(Adj) of or indicative of a peevish, ill natured disposition

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Antipathy

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(N) settled aversion or dislike

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Pungent

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(Adj) a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors

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Trifle

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(N) something of little value, substance, or importance

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Benefactress

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(N) a woman who confers a benefit; especially: one who makes a gift

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Ignominy

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(N) a deep personal humiliation and disgrace

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Consecration

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(Trans v) to regard with extreme dislike

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Opprobrium

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(N) something that brings disgrace

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Reviled

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(Trans v) subject to verbal abuse

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Consternation

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(N) amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

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Tumult

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(N) disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices

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Noxious

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(Adj) physically harmful or destructive to living beings

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Propensity

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(N) an often intense natural inclination or preference

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Sanguine

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(Adj) having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness

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Interloper

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(N) one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity

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Abhor

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(Trans v) to regard with extreme dislike

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Artifice

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(N) clever or artful skill

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Precocious

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(Adj) exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

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Parlay

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(Intrans v) to speak with another

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Cadence

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(N) a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language

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Insuperable

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(Adj) incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or solved

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Aversion

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(N) a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it

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Audacious

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(Adj) contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum

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Capricious

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(Adj) governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

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Usurious

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(Adj)practicing usury: the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates

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Preternatural

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(Adj) exceeding what is natural or regular

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Cessation

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(N) to delay, be idle

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Refectory

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(N) a dining hall

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Ravenous

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(Adj) very eager for food, satisfaction, or gratification

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Throng

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(N) a multitude of assembled persons

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Ewer

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(N) a vase-shapes pitcher or jug

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Assiduity

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(N) marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application

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Truculent

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(Adj) feeling or displaying ferocity

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Penurious

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(Adj) marked or suffering from a cramping a oppressive lack of resources

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Solace

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(N) alleviation of grief or anxiety

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Perfidious

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(Adj) the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal

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Ameliorated

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(Trans v) to make better or more tolerable

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Effluvia

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(N) an invisible emanation; especially: an offensive exhalation or smell

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Scourge

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(N) a cause of wide or great affliction

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Ostensible

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(Adj) intended for display: open to view

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Soporific

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(Adj) causing or tending to cause sleep

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Effaced

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(Trans v) eliminates or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface

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Docile

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(Adj) easily taught, led, or manged

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Injudicious

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(Adj) not judicious: indiscreet, unwise

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Fastidious

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(Adj) very attentive to matters of cleanliness or detail

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Stile

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(N) a step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall