English- Pride and Prejudice Vocab

acquiesce

(verb) to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

affability

(noun) the quality of having a friendly and good

affectation

(noun) behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial or designed to impress

alacrity

(noun) cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

amiable

(adj) friendly, sociable; having pleasant, good

avarice

(noun) excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; greediness

capricious

(adj) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

circumspection

(noun) circumspect (watchful, discreet) observation or action; caution; prudence

condescension

(noun) an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain

diffidence

(noun) the quality or state of being diffident (lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy)

dilatory

(adj) tending to delay or procrastinate

fastidious

(adj) excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please

felicity

(noun) great happiness

haughty

(adj) disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant

impertinent

(adj) intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil

impropriety

(noun) a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character

iniquity

(noun) gross injustice; wickedness

laconic

(adj) using very few words; concise to the point of seeming rude

licentious

(adj) having no regard for accepted rules or standards; sexually unrestrained

obsequious

(adj) characterized by or showing servile complaisance (disposition to please or comply) or deference (humble submission and respect)

obstinate

(adj) stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason or persuasion

ostentation

(noun) pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others

profligate

(adj) shamelessly immoral; completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness

propitious

(adj) favorable; auspicious

querulous

(adj) complaining; peevish

sanguine

(adj) cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

supercilious

(adj) haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

taciturn

(adj) tending not to speak much (may seem unfriendly)

trepidation

(noun) a nervous or fearful feeling

vexation

(noun) irritation; annoyance