pride and prejudice pt 1

affability

(adj) being pleasant and at ease in talking to others

s: sweetness, personableness, geniality, amiability, agreeableness

a: unpleasantness, disagreeableness, rudeness, discourtesy, boorishness

alacrity

(noun) promptness in response : cheerful readiness

s: willingness, enthusiasm, zeal, goodwill, swiftness

a: slowness, indifference, sluggishness, hesitation, apathy

asperity

(noun) roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger

s: bitterness, edge, bite, roughness, acerbity

a: softness, gentleness, mildness, kindliness

assiduous

(adj) showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application

s: diligent, engaged, busy, employed, active

a: idle, unemployed, inactive, free, unoccupied

circumspection

(adj) careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; prudent

s: carefulness, cautiousness, prudence, care, attentiveness

a: carelessness, recklessness, heedlessness, brashness, suddenness

coquetry

(noun) a flirtatious act or attitude

s: flirtation, coyness, play, dalliance, kittenishness

cordial

(adj) showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval

s: warm. friendly, gracious, collegial, amicable

a: hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly, cold, icy

dissemble

(verb) to hide under a false appearance

s: pretend, assume, simulate, act, feign

ductility

(noun) the ability of a material to have its shape changed (as by being drawn out into wire or thread) without losing strength or breaking

s: pliability, suppleness, pliancy, adaptability, elasticity

a: stiffness, rigidity, inflexibility

effusion

(noun) unrestrained expression of words or feelings

felicity

(noun) the quality or state of being happy

s: joy, happiness, bliss, blissfulness, beatitude

a: misery, calamity, unhappiness, sadness, wretchedness

forbearance

(noun) a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due

s: patience, tolerance, sufferance, acquiescence, willingness

a: impatience, defiance, resistance, disobedience, insubordination

indolent

(adj) averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy

s: lazy, idle, slothful, sleepy, shiftless

a: industrious, ambitious, zealous, diligent, enterprising

iniquitous

(adj) characterized by gross injustice; wickedness

s: corrupted, sinful, evil, immoral, licentious

a: virtuous, moral, righteous, legitimate, good

insipid

(adj) lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

s: dull, flat, bland, boring, banal

a: poignant, pungent, piquant, spicy, racy

insolent

(adj) insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct

s: overbearing, impudent, wise, brazen, cocky

a: timid, meek, shy, humble, polite

laudable

(adj) worthy of praise

s: commendable, meritorious, worthy, admirable, excellent

a: reprehensible, discreditable, deplorable, contemptible, censurable

obsequious

(adj) marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

or

too eager to help or obey someone important

panegyric

(noun) a eulogistic oration or writing

or

a formal expression of praise

s: tribute, commendation, citation, encomium, hymn

a: indictment, condemnation, denunciation, censure, rebuke

pedantic

(adj) of, relating to, or being a pedant

or narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

s: scholarly, literate, intelligent, cerebral, didactic

a: ignorant, nonintellectual. lowbrow, uneducated, illiterate

precipitance

(noun) undue hastiness or suddenness

probity

(noun) adherence to the highest principles and ideals

s: uprightness, integrity, morality, virtue, honesty

a: evil, immorality, badness, wickedness, villainy

propitious

(adj) favorably disposed OR being a good omen

s: auspicious, favorable, promising, bright, optimistic

a: unlikely, dark, desperate, gloomy, dismal

solace

(verb) to give comfort to in grief or misfortune OR to make cheerful

s: relief, consolation, comfort, encouragement, reassurance

a: distress, anguish, heartbreak, torture, torment

veneration

(noun) respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person

s: reverence, adoration, worship, honor, praise

a: contempt, condemnation, scorn, disdain, disapproval