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Jane Eyer Ch. 5

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  1. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  2. slatternly
    characteristic of or befitting an untidy, immoral woman
  3. sluttish
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  4. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  5. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  6. ewer
    an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
  7. hitherto
    up to this point; until the present time
  8. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  9. verandah
    a porch along the outside of a building
  10. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  11. tonnage
    a tax imposed on ships that enter the US
  12. poundage
    a charge based on weight measured in pounds
  13. skein
    coils of worsted yarn
  14. unavailing
    producing no result or effect
  15. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  16. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  17. gloaming
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  18. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  19. tumultuousness
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  20. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  21. clamour
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  22. fender
    a guard that protects a vehicle's wheel
  23. flog
    beat with a whip, rod, or cane
  24. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  25. slatternly
    characteristic of or befitting an untidy, immoral woman
  26. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  27. assiduity
    great and constant diligence and attention
  28. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  29. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  30. impalpable
    not perceptible to the touch
  31. seraph
    an angel of the first order
  32. gradation
    relative position in a ranked series
  33. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
Created on 七月 29, 2011 (updated 七月 29, 2011)

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