Pride and Prejudice Vocab 2

  1. ACQUIESCENCE: The reluctant acceptance of something without protest

  2. ARTFUL: Clever or skill

  3. ASPERITY: Harshness of tone or manner

  4. ATONE

  5. CEREMONIOUS (16): Relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions.

  6. CIRCUMSPECT: Wary and unwilling to take risks

  7. CORROBORATE (14)

  8. DAWDLE: Waste time, be slow.

  9. DIFFIDENT: Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence.

  10. ECLAT: Brilliant display or effect.

  11. EXULTATION: Feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation.

  12. GRATIFY(17): Give pleasure or satisfaction

  13. IMPLACABILITY

  14. IMPUTE

  15. INCUMBENT: Necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility 

  16. INIQUITOUS (13): Grossly unfair and morally wrong.

  17. INJUNCTION: An authoritative warning or order.

  18. LACONIC: Using very few words.

  19. LAITY: Lay people, as distinct from the clergy.

  20. OBSEQUIOUSNESS (15): Obedient or attentive in any degree.

  21. PALTRY

  22. PERVERSENESS (

  23. PLACCABILITY (16)

  24. PROBITY: The quality of having strong moral principles

  25. PURPORTL Appear or claim to be or do something.

  26. REDRESS (16)

  27. REPINE: Feel or express discontent.

  28. SCRUPULES: A feeling of doubt or hesitation about

  29. SOLEMNITY

  30. TACITURN: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

  31. VARIANCE