Chapter XXV — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XXV

vapoury (adjective)

Resembling or consisting of vapor; thin, light, and insubstantial in appearance.

wraith-like (adjective)

Resembling a ghost or specter; pale and insubstantial.

disburthen (verb)

To relieve of a burden; to unload or free from something oppressive (archaic form of "disburden").

riven (adjective)

Split or torn apart violently.

unsundered (adjective)

Not separated or divided; kept together.

puerile (adjective)

Childishly silly or trivial; characteristic of a child.

hypochondriac (adjective)

Relating to excessive anxiety about one's health or well-being; given to morbid foreboding.

meridian (noun)

The highest point or peak of something; the zenith of success or fortune.

presentiment (noun)

An intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding or dread.

audacity (noun)

Bold or daring confidence, sometimes reckless or impudent.

vibritting (adjective)

Vibrating; trembling with a resonant sound (Brontë's variant spelling of "vibrating").

plebeian (adjective)

Of or relating to the common people; lacking in refinement or social standing.

peeress (noun)

A woman holding a title of nobility in her own right or by marriage.

portmanteau (noun)

A large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.

lineaments (noun)

The distinctive features or characteristics of the face.

lurid (adjective)

Vivid in color in an unpleasant, shocking, or ghastly way; glowing with an unnatural light.

indissolubly (adverb)

In a way that cannot be dissolved, undone, or broken.

visitant (noun)

A visitor, especially a supernatural one; an apparition or ghost.