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discretion (2)

n. the quality of being discreet, especially with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum

careful, tactful

"Kitty has no _____________ in her coughs," said her father; "she times them ill," (4).

amiable (3)

adj. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable.

"Such _______ qualities must speak for themselves," (7).

civil (5)

adj. polite or courteous

_{"It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market town;and quitting them both, he had removed with his family to a house about a mile from Meryton, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge, where he could think with pleasure of his own importance, and unshackled by business, occupy himself solely in being _______to all the world," (13).}

felicity (6)

n. the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss

"If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other, or ever so similar beforehand it does not advance their felicity in the least," (18).

indignation (6)

n. strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

"Mr. Darcy stood near them in silent _______________ at such a mode of passing the evening, to the exclusion of all conversation, and was soo much engrossed by his own thoughts to perceive that Sir William Lucas was his neighbor, till Sir William thus began," (20).

propriety (6)

n. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.

"Mr. Darcy with grave ______________ requested to be allowed the honor of her hand; but in vain," (21).

vexation (6)

n. the state of being vexed; irritation; annoyance

"They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of ____________, and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life," (18).

complaisance (6)

n. deference to the wishes of others

willingness to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other people want

"He is indeed-but considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot wonder at his _____________, for who would object to such a partner," (21).

condescend (8)

v. to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.

"There is meanness in al of the arts which ladies sometimes __________ to employ for captivation Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable," (33).

impertinence (8)

n. unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence. lack of respect

"Her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and _____________, she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty," (29).

approbation (10)

n. approval; commendation.

"She liked him too little to care for his _____________," (43).

deference (10)

n. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.

"I assure you that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison with myself, I should not pay him half so much __________," (42).

reproof (10)

n. the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.

blame or disapproval

"'Your humility, Mr. Bingley,' said Elizabeth,'must disarm ____________,'" (40).

rational (11)

adj. agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible

"It would surely be much more __________ if conversation instead of dancing made the order of the day," (47).

commendation (13)

n. the act of commending; recommendation; praise.

"The hall, the dining-room, and all its fur niture were examined and praised; and his ___________of everything would have touched Mrs. Bennet's heart, but for the mortifying supposition of his viewing it all as his own future property," (56).

disdain (18)

n. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.

"They had not long separated when Miss Bingley came towards her, and with an expression of civil _______ thus accosted her," (82).

forbearance (18)

n. the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.

patient and kind to sb although they did smth wrong

"Attention, _____________, patience with Darcy was injury to Wickham," (77).

imprudent (18)

adj. not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.

_{"I am afraid he has been very __________, and has deserved to lose Mr. Darcy's regard," (83).}

lamentation (21)

n. the act of lamenting or expressing grief.

"After breakfast, the girls walked to Meryton to inquire if Mr. Wickham were returned, and to ________ over his absence from the Netherfield ball," (100).

abhorrence (23)

n. a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.

"As her successor in that house, she regarded her with jealous abhorrence," (114).

incredulous (23)

adj. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

"With many compliments to them, and much self-gratulation on the prospect of a connection between the houses, he unfolded the matter—to an audience not merely wondering, but __________; for Mrs. Bennet, with more perseverance than politeness, protested he must be entirely mistaken, and Lydia, always unguarded and often uncivil, boisterously exclaimed," (110).

repine (24)

v. to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.

"But I will not _________," (116).

impropriety (36)

n. the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.

"She was now struck with the _____________ of such communications to a stranger, and wondered it had escaped her before," (177).

entailed (7)

v. to limit the passage of (a landed estate) to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be alienated, devised, or bequeathed.

"Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was ___________ in default of heirs male, on a distant relation; and their mother's fortune, though ample for her sitation in life, could but ill supply the deficiency of his," (22).

extracts (2)

v. to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source.

"...for you are a young lady of deep reflection, i know, and read great boks, and make _________," (5).

trade (4)

n. a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.

"They were a respectable family in the north of england a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by ____________,"(12).