English 3 H Pride & Prejudice Vocab Chapters 43-61

trifling

unimportant, trivial, or insignificant

brevity

shortness in duration or expression; conciseness

profligate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful; morally dissolute

sanguine

optimistic, cheerful, or confident about the future

invectives

insulting or abusive language; harsh verbal attacks

dilatory

slow to act, causing delay; procrastinating

augmented

increased, enlarged, or made greater

copse

a small grove of trees; a thicket

approbation

approval or praise; official sanction

requited

returned or reciprocated (especially regarding love or affection)

stratagems

clever schemes or tricks to deceive or outwit someone

cogent

convincing, logical, and persuasive

perpetually

constantly, continuously, or forever

oblige

to do a favor for someone; to accommodate or helpto do a favor for someone; to accommodate or help

panegyric

a public speech or written text praising someone highly

aspire

to have ambition or hope to achieve something

tacit

understood or implied without being stated; unspoken

sagacity

wisdom, good judgment, or keen perception

void

empty, lacking, or devoid of something

omen

a sign or indication of a future event, often supernatural