Pride and Prejudice Vocab 1

  1. Abominable (abomination)

  2. Affability: The quality of having a friendly and good natured manner.

  3. Affront: An action or remark that causes outrage or offense.

  4. Alacrity: Brisk and cheerful readiness.

  5. Amends

  6. Approbation

  7. Asperity: Harshness of the tone or manner.

  8. Atonement

  9. Beneficence

  10. Celerity

  11. Censure

  12. Commendable

  13. Commendations

  14. Conjectures: An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

  15. Contrive/Contrivance: Create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

  16. Decorum

  17. Defer (deferred)

  18. Disconcerted: Unsettled or confused

  19. Ductility: Ability of a material to sustain significant plastic deformation before fracture

  20. Effusions: An instance of giving off something such as a liquid, sight, or smell.

  21. Entail

  22. Extort

  23. Fastidious (ness): Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

  24. Gallantry: Courageous behavior, especially in battle

  25. Gratify: Give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.

  26. Imputed 

  27. Indolent: Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

  28. Insipid: Lacking flavor.

  29. Intrepidity

  30. Laudable: (of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation.

  31. Mien: A person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.

  32. Mortify 

  33. Odious: Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

  34. Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice.

  35. Paltry: Small or meager.

  36. Panegyric: A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

  37. Pedant: A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

  38. Pliancy

  39. Precipitance: The quality of happening without warning

  40. Profuse (Profusion)

  41. Prognostics: An advance indication or portent of a future event.

  42. Propensity: An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

  43. Propitious: Giving or indicating a good chance of success

  44. Raptures

  45. Solemnity: The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

  46. Solicitude

  47. Strictures: A restriction on a person or activity.

  48. Supercilious: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.