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Jane Eyre Ch. 14

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  1. reconnoitre
    explore, often with a goal of finding something or somebody
  2. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  3. inclement
    severe, of weather
  4. disembowel
    remove the entrails of
  5. porcelain
    ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
  6. damask
    a fabric with a reversible pattern woven into it
  7. hewn
    cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
  8. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  9. prominence
    the state of being widely known or eminent
  10. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  11. physiognomy
    the human face
  12. demeanour
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  13. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  14. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  15. galled
    painful from having the skin abraded
  16. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  17. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  18. candour
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  19. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  20. salubrious
    promoting health
  21. bilge
    where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
  22. limpid
    clear and bright
  23. indiscretion
    the trait of lacking good judgment or tact
  24. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  25. ribaldry
    ribald humor
  26. irrevocably
    in a manner that cannot be taken back
  27. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  28. charnel
    gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
  29. bane
    something causing misery or death
  30. enigmatical
    not clear to the understanding
  31. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  32. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  33. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
Created on 八月 9, 2011

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