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MansfieldPark_ch1&2
Vocabulary from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Chapters 1 and 2
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untoward | (formal) unexpected, unusual, not wanted |
| remonstrance | (formal) a complaint or protest |
| indolent | lazy |
| bestow | to give smn sth of great value or importance (bisteu) |
| preclude | to make sth imposible or prevent it |
| cherish | to love smn, or sth very much and take care of it, to give importance |
| liquor | alcoholic drink (like) |
| contrition | to feel gilty or sorry for sth you've done |
| eager | very keen or excited |
| despondency | unhappyness and hopelessness |
| bewail | (lit) to express deep sadness or disappointment about something |
| countenance | (lit) face or expression |
| conceal | to hide sth carefully |
| profession | (formal) a statement of your opinion, believes or feelings |
| baby-linen | (old) baby's underwear |
| withhold | to refuse to give smn sth |
| a mite | 1- small creature that lives in plants, carpets, etc 2- (spkn)a small child, esp. you feel sorry for 3- a bit |
| mischief | bad behavior esp. by children that doesn't cause harm but trouble or damage |
| breed | keep animals or plants in order to make them have babies |
| fanciful | imagined rather that based on facts, disaproval |
| sanguine | (sangwin) happy, hopeful, confident, optimistic |
| saddle | leather seat for riding a horse |
| rendezvous | (rondevoo)arragement to meet smn in a praticular place secretly |
| contrive | 1(formal) to succeed in doing sth dispite of difficulties 2. arrange and event or situation in a clever way secretly or decieving 3 toinvent sth in a skillful way because you need it |
| frugal | (froogel)careful to by only what's necessary - simple meal |
| infatuation | unreasonable temporal strong feeling of love for sth/smn |
| gout | (geut)a desease that make your toes, fingers swollen and painful (gota) |
| endevour | (formal) try very hard, adress |
| gross | 1. total of something 2. clearly wrong and unacceptable 3. disgusting 4. (spkn) extreamly fat and unatractive |
| distress (v) | to make smn feel upset |
| distress (n) | 1. extreme unhappines, 2. suffering and problems caused by a lack 3. (formal) great physical pain 4. situation when a ship, aircraft, etc is in danger and needs help |
| mean (adj) | 1. cruel, not kind 2. not generous, not wanting to spend money, stingy,cheap 3. (lit) looking poor 4. very good or smn is very good at sth 5. BE NO MEAN PERFORMER, ETC very good at doing something |
| tease | 1. laugh at smn or make jokes to have fun 2. annoy an animal |
| striking | unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed |
| srink | to become or make sth smaller - to move back away from smth because your afraid |
| deportment | the way that smn stands and walks |
| prise | to admire and aprove smn/sth publicly |
| trifling | unimportant or of little value |
| condescent | o do sth you think is below your possition, disapproval |
| acquit yourself well | to do sth well esp. sth difficult or if it is the first time |
| sulky | silently angry and refusing to be friendly, disapproval |
| make allowence for smn | to let smn behave in an unusual way because o especial reasons |
| accute | very strong |
| sash | long piece of cloth wore in the waist like a belt (faja) |
| shrub | bush |
| adjourn | to stop an activity for a short time - to finish and go somewhere else |
| break off | to suddenly stop talking |
| forlorn | seeming lonely and unhappy - place empty and sad - FORLORN HOPE, ETC is not going to be succesful |
| admonition | warning or disapproval about smn's behavior, appraisal |
| abashed | embarrassed because you've done sth wrong or stupid |
| sneer | to smile or speak unkindly about smn7sth for you have no respect for it |
| curl one's lip/mouth at | to sneer |
| affront | to offend or insult showing no respect |
| deride | make fun of smn/sth because you think is silly or useless |
| disdain | complete lack of respect for sth/smn because you believe them not important or good enough |
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