Pride and Prejudice Vocab 2

Sanguine

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Defer

put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Copse

a small group of trees.

Insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Derision

contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Perused

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.

Ostentatious

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Veracity

conformity to facts; accuracy, or habitual truthness

Destitute

without the basic necessities of life, or not having a specified thing

Effusion

an act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or heartfelt way.

Mercenary

primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Scruples

a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

Prudence

the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

Rectitude

morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.

Impetous

the force or energy with which a body moves, or something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.