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Jane Eyre Ch.7

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  1. comprise
    be made of
  2. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  3. insufficient
    of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
  4. chilblain
    inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
  5. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  6. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  7. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  8. hebdomadal
    of or occurring every seven days
  9. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
  10. bounteous
    given or giving freely
  11. irrepressible
    impossible to control
  12. enactment
    the passing of a law by a legislative body
  13. archdeacon
    (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
  14. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  15. hearthrug
    a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
  16. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  17. perfidious
    tending to betray
  18. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  19. memorandum
    a written proposal or reminder
  20. obviating
    made impossible
  21. evince
    give expression to
  22. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  23. mistime
    time incorrectly
  24. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  25. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  26. evangel
    the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
  27. evangelical
    of a Christian church believing in personal conversion
  28. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  29. manoeuvre
    a military training exercise
  30. plume
    the feather of a bird
  31. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  32. ermine
    mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
  33. deferentially
    in a respectfully deferential manner
  34. pelisse
    a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
  35. palsy
    loss of the ability to move a body part
  36. Brahma
    the Creator
  37. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  38. optics
    the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
  39. infamy
    a state of extreme dishonor
  40. effluence
    the process of flowing out
  41. lineament
    the characteristic parts of a person's face
Created on 八月 1, 2011 (updated 八月 1, 2011)

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