Jane Eyre - Vocab Chapters 27-28

Inanition:

• -noun

1. exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation
2. lack of vigor; lethargy

Expostulate:

• -verb

1. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate

Impetus:

• -noun

1. a moving force; impulse; stimulus
2. the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motin

Avaricious:

• -adj.

1. greedy; covetous

Eschew:

• -verb

1. to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid

Remonstrance:

• -noun

1. a protest

Odious:

• -adj.

1. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
2. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting