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Pride and Prejudice Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Discretion (n) | Freedom of judgement or choice |
| Amend (v), Amends(n) | Reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, injury |
| Amiable (adj) | Good-natured, affable, friendly, sociable |
| Civil (adj) | Not deficient in common courtesy; benevolent |
| Mortified (adj) | Humiliated with shame, as by injury to pride or self-respect |
| Felicity (n) | The state of being happy; bliss; good-fortune |
| Indignation (n) | Strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
| Propriety (n) | Conformity to established standards of good/bad or proper manners; appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances |
| Vexation (n) | Irritation; annoyance; a cause of annoyance; nuisance |
| Complaisance (n) | The quality of being obliging; inclination to please; compliance |
| Impertinence (n) | Unmannerly intrusion or presumption; irrelevance; inappropriateness, absurdity |
| Approbation (n) | Approval; commendation |
| Deference (n) | Respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc of another; respect |
| Reproof (n) | Censure,rebuke, blame, criticism |
| Commendation (n) | Praise, recommendation |
| Disdain (v,n) | To look upon with contempt; to think unworthy of notice; scorn |
| Forbearance (n) | self-control, endurance, refraining from something |
| Imprudent (adj) | Lacking discretion; incautious; rash |
| Diffidence (n) | Lacking in confidence; shyness; having a restrained or reserved manner |
| Lamentation (n) | Expression of grief |
| Abhorrence (n) | Feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; abomination; something loathsome |
| Incredulous (adj) | Disinclined to believe; skeptical; showing unbelief |
| Impropriety (n) | Incorrectness; inappropriateness; erroneous or unsuitable expression |
| Fortnight (n) | Two weeks; fourteen days |