jane eyre vocab

(verb) to regard with extreme dislike

(noun) keen insight

(verb) to make better or more tolerable; to improve

(noun) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

(noun) settled aversion or dislike

(adjective) strict self

(noun) diligence; care

(verb) to lessen the intensity of

(adjective) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

(verb) to make greater, more numerous, larger, increase

(adjective) greedy; excessively acquisitive in seeking to hoard riches

(adjective) peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant

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

(noun) a stopping; a discontinuance

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

(noun) shyness; lack of confidence

(adjective) easily taught, led or managed

(noun) bubbling over; outburst of spirit

(noun) the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology

(adjective) abnormally thin or weak; especially because of illness or a lack of food

(verb) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

(verb) to avoid habitually; especially on moral or practical grounds

(noun) a vase

(verb) to reason earnestly for purpose of dissuasion or remonstrance

(adjective) very attentive to matters of cleanliness or detail

(adjective) fond of company, sociable; outgoing and talkative

(noun) a ranting speech or writing

(noun) deep personal humiliation and disgrace

(noun) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle

(adjective) marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

(noun) a driving force; impulse

(noun) a state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others

(noun) exhaustion or weakness due to lack of food or energy

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

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

(adjective) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

(adjective) that is to be regretted

(adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

(adjective) gaudy; falsely attractive

(adjective) physically harmful or destructive to living beings

(adjective) arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance

(noun) public disgrace

(adjective) intended for display: open to view

(adjective) deficient in color suggesting physical or emotional distress

(verb) to speak with another; to discourse

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

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

(noun) facial features held to show qualities of character by their configuration

(adjective) exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

(adjective) exceeding what is natural or regular

(noun) an often intense natural inclination or preference

(adjective) favorably disposed

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

(adjective) marked by inactivity or repose; tranquilly at rest

(adjective) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

(noun) a dining hall

(noun) an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance

(noun) payment for work done

(adjective) subjected to verbal abuse; scolded

(adjective) being keen in sense perception; wisdom

(adjective) favorable to or promoting health or well

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

(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

(noun) a cause of wide or great affliction

(noun) alleviation of grief or anxiety

(adjective) causing sleep or lethargy

(adjective) coolly and patronizingly haughty

(noun) an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something

(noun) an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune

(noun) a multitude of assembled persons

(adjective) sluggish in functioning or act

(verb) to go or travel across or over

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

(adjective) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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

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

(noun) a neighboring or surrounding district