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Vocabulary for Pride and Prejudice
Chapters 1 21
Abode dwelling placeAffability friendliness; courtesyAmends give
compensation
Assent agree; consent; approve
Bestow confer as gift
Caprice whim; lively or fanciful work of music, etc.Censure
criticise harshly; reprove
Civility politeness; act of politenessCondescend graciously
consent to do something while showing superiority
Contemplation to survey with eyes or mind; to regard as
possible; to intendCoquetry to flirt as a woman does
Countenance face or its expression; composure; moral support
Deceitful of deception; unreliableDeference respectful conduct;
compliance with anothers wishesDegenerate having lost usual or good
qualities; get worse; immoral
Deign condescendDiscernment to have good judgement
Disconcert disturb composure of; flusterDraught current of air
indoors; traction; drawing of liquor from a cask
Eminent distinguished; notableEmphatic forcibly expressive;
bearing emphasis
Esteem think highly of; deeply respect
Expostulation to make protest; to remonstrate
Exultation feeling of triumph over a person
Felicity intense happiness; capacity for apt expressionFolly
foolishness; foolish act, idea, etc.Fortnight two weeks
Gallantry bravery; devotion to women; polite act or
speechHumility humbleness; meekness
Impertinent insolent, saucy
Indignation anger at supposed injustice etc.
Infinite boundless, endless; very great, manyInjunction
authoritative order; judicial order restraining from specified act,
or compelling
restitution
Insipid dull, lifeless; tasteless
Insolent impertinently insultingNovelty newness; new or unusual
thing or occurrence
Odious hateful; repulsive
Parsonage any (esp. Protestant) clergyman or ministers house
Patroness person who gives financial or other supportPersevere
continue steadfastly; persist
Prevail be victorious; be the more usual or predominant; exist
or occur in general useProbity uprightness, honesty
Procure succeed in getting; bring about; obtain for
prostitutionPropitious favourable, auspicious
Proxy authorisation given to deputy; authorisation to vote on
anothers behalfRectory (Anglican Church) clergyman in charge of
parish, head priest of religious
institution or head of universitys houseReprehensible
blameworthy
Stout rather fat, corpulent; thick, strong; brave, resolute
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Synonymous having same meaning ; suggestive of; associated
with
Tte--tte private conversation between to people
Wilful intentional, deliberate; headstrong, obstinate
Chapters 21 40Abhorrence disgust; detestationAbound be
plentiful
Adherence to stick fast; to behave according to; give
allegiance
Affront insult openly; embarrass
Alacrity briskness; readiness
Approbation approval, consent
Assert declare; enforce claim toAvowal a formal declaration
confession
Benevolent wishing to do good; kind and helpful;
charitableBoisterous noisily cheerful; violent, rough
Canvass solicit votes; ascertain opinions of; seek custom from;
propose idea, etc
Circumspect cautious; taking everything into accountComposure
tranquil manner
Conciliate make calm; pacify; attempt to bring disputing parties
to an agreement
Contrivance something divised, esp. plan or device; something
artificially forcedControverted dispute, deny
Defection the abandoning of ones country or cause or
anotherDerive get or trace from a source
Desponding depressingDuplicity double dealing; deceitfulness
Encumbrance burden; impediment; mortgage or other charge on
property
Endeavour try, strive
Entail necessitate or involve unavoidablyFervent ardent,
intense
Impute ascribeInclination liking; affection
Incredulous unwilling to believe; showing disbeliefIndisposed
slightly unwell
Insolence impertinently insulting
Pecuniary of or in money
Peruse read; scan
Perverse stubbornly or wilfully in the wrong; against the weight
of evidence
Profligate recklessly extravagant; licentious person;
dissoluteRapturous ecstatically delightful
Refute prove falsity or error of; rebut by argument; deny or
contradict without argumentRemorse bitter repentance; compunction;
mercy
Sally military rush; excursion; witticismSimpleton gullible or
stupid person
Solemnity seriousness and dignity; formality; graving
Solicitation seeking repeatedly or earnestly; accost as
prostitute
Suppress put an end to; prevent from being seen, heard or
knownThwart frustrate, foil
Trifle thing of slight value or importance; small amountVerdure
green vegetation or its colour
Vindication clearance of suspicion; establishment of existence,
merits or justice of
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