Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary #2

alacrity (n)

promptness, readiness, cheerfulness

austerity (n)

a stern and serious quality; a plain and simple quality

copse (n)

grove of trees

coquetry (n)

flirtatious attitude

decorum

propriety; good taste; orderliness

disapprobation (n)

disapproval, condemnation

diffidence (n)

shyness; showing reservation

laity (n)

the parishoners (as opposed to clergy); the masses

languor

weakness; laziness; listlessness

licentiousness (n)

lacking morals; disregard for correctness

assiduous (adj.)

showing great care of effort

connubial (adj.)

relating to marriage

dilatory (adj.)

causing delay; slow; tardy

officious (adj)

meddlesome; offering assistance when it isn’t needed; annoyingly authoritative

pecuniary (adj)

relating to money

prodigious (adj.)

causing amazement or wonder; enormous

prolifigate (adj.)

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

querulous (adj)

always complaining; whiny

sanguine (adj.)

marked by hope or optimism; bloodred (color)

tractable (adj.)

easily controlled; tame; malleable