Jane Eyre Vocab List #3 Flashcard: chapters 7 and 8

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Reliquishing (Jane reflects on her time at Lowood when the older girls would coerce younger girls to give them portions of their food, Jane thinks about how hungry she is 'after reliquishing' a portion of her coffee.)

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giving up

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What does 'stalwart' mean? Jane compares the girls and herself to 'stalwart soldiers' when describing Sundays at Lowood.

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Strong and brave

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What does 'solace' mean in the context of Jane's statement: "[a] little solace at tea time"?

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comfort or consolation

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What does 'gaunt' mean? "After she had been at Lowood Institute for three weeks, Jane discusses seeing Mr. Brocklehurst and says that she 'almost instinctively recognize[d] that gaunt outline.'"

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Thin and bony

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What does 'perfidious' mean?

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Deceitful and untrustworthy

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Deferentially (as used in the sentence: "deferentially received by Miss Temple")

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Showing respect or courteous regard

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Ardently (Jane reflects that she 'ardently wished to die.')

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Intensely or passionately

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What does Helen mean when she says Jane is 'too vehement'?

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Helen means that Jane is overly aggressive in her feelings.

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What do 'gall' and 'wormwood' mean in the context of Jane's reflection: "infused into the narrative far less gall and wormwood than ordinary"?

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Gall refers to bitterness or resentment, and wormwood symbolizes extreme bitterness.

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Supplication Example: When Jane is speaking with Miss Temple and Helen and recounts her punishment in the red room at Gateshead Hall, Jane reflects how Mrs. Reed had ignored her "wild supplication" to be released.

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Appeal or plea