Pride and Prejudice 50-61 Vocab

accede

agree or express agreement

deficient

inadequate in amount or degree

impudence

the trait of being rude and impertinent

inconceivable

totally unlikely

connubial

relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses

austerity

self-denial, especially refraining from worldly pleasures

cogent

powerfully persuasive

stratagem

an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade

supplication

a humble request for help from someone in authority

simper

smile affectedly or derisively

canvass

consider in detail in order to discover essential features

irremediable

impossible to correct or redress

rapacity

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

circumspection

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

insolent

marked by casual disrespect

industrious

working hard to promote an enterprise

tacit

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

sagacity

forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating

reproof

an act or expression of criticism and censure

diffidence

lack of self-assurance

vehemence

intensity or forcefulness of expression

obsequious

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

insipid

lacking interest or significance or impact

sportive

given to merry frolicking

prevail

use persuasion successfully