pride and prejudice volume 1 vocab

Affability

(Noun) the quality of being pleasant and well mannered

Affinity

(Noun) liking something or someone

Alacrity

(Noun) quality of being cheerfully ready and willing

Ascertaining

(Verb) discovering; finding out

Caprice

(Noun) sudden change of mind or mood

Circumspection

(Noun) being careful; taking no risks

Conjecture

(Verb) to guess

Destitute

(Adj) poor; lacking basic necessities

Efficacy

(Noun) effectiveness

Effusion

(Noun) unrestrained outpouring of speech

Fastidious

(Adj) picky; difficult to please

Fortnight

(Noun) a period of two weeks

Implacable

(Adj) impossible to please

Imprudence

(Noun) lack of good judgement

Insolent

(Adj) rude, arrogant, disrespectful

Pliancy

(Noun) flexibility

Supercilious

(Adj) acting all superior

Taciturn

(Adj) not talkative

Veracity

(Noun) truthfulness

Vogue

(Noun) popular fashion or style at the time