Pride and Prejudice

Julie S.
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  1. volubility
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing
  2. querulous
    habitually complaining
  3. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  4. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  5. perturbation
    the act of causing disorder
  6. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  7. dilatory
    wasting time
  8. connubial
    relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
  9. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  10. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  11. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  12. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  13. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  14. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  15. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  16. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  17. beneficence
    the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
  18. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  19. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  20. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  21. obsequiousness
    abject or cringing submissiveness
  22. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  23. perforce
    by necessity
  24. coquetry
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  25. caprice
    a sudden desire
  26. circumspection
    the trait of being cautious and sensible
  27. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  28. intrepidity
    resolute courageousness
  29. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  30. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  31. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
Created on Sun Jun 03 21:32:53 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Jun 03 21:35:45 EDT 2012)

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