Jane Eyre - Vocab Chapters 11-12

Effaced:

• -verb

1. to wipe out; do away with; expunge
2. to rub out, erase, or obliterate
3. to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself) modestly or shyly

Docile:

• -adj.

1. easily managed or handled; tractable
2. readily trained or taught; teachable

Injudicious:

• -adj.

1. showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet

Fastidious:

• -adj.

1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
2. requiring or characterized by excessive care of delicacy; painstaking

Stile:

• -noun

1. a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle
2. a turnstile