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Flashcards in Jane Eyre Deck (20)
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aversion, dislike, enmity

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antipathy

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dormant, sluggish, dull, apathetic

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torpid

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to draw forth or bring out

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elicit

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prolonged, extended

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protracted

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loss of validity due to lack of food and water; lethargy

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inanition

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cruel, savage, destructive, belligerent

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truculent

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faithless, treacherous, disloyal

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perfidious

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apparent, intended

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ostensible

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lacking liveliness, unentertaining, insipid

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vapid

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to abate, to cover by excuses or apologies, to moderate the intensity of

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palliate

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wavy, fluctuating, swinging

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undulating

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to shelter, conceal, establish

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ensconce

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tearful, mournful

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lachrymose

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haughty, overly proud

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supercilious

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stubborn, obstinant, persistent

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pertinacious

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to offer as an example, reason or proof in discussion or analyzing

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adduce

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a person give to widely extravagant and self-indulgent expenditure

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profligate

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obedience, docility, ability to be easily led

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tractability

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roomy, spacious

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commodious

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incapable of being exterminated

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ineradicable