Pride and Prejudice

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  1. chaise
    a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
  2. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  3. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  4. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  5. circumspection
    the trait of being cautious and sensible
  6. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  7. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  8. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  9. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  10. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  11. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  12. disconcerted
    having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
  13. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  14. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  15. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  16. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  17. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  18. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  19. pliancy
    adaptability of mind or character
  20. ductility
    capacity to be drawn into threads or hammered into sheets
  21. commendation
    an official award given as formal public statement
  22. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  23. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  24. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  25. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  26. prognostic
    relating to prediction
  27. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  28. faculty
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  29. impute
    attribute or credit to
  30. trifling
    not worth considering
  31. solicitude
    a feeling of excessive concern
  32. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  33. assent
    agree or express agreement
  34. mirth
    great merriment
  35. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  36. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  37. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  38. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  39. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  40. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  41. precipitance
    the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
  42. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  43. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  44. appertain
    be a part or attribute of
  45. subsist
    support oneself
  46. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  47. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  48. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  49. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  50. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  51. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  52. compass
    the limit of capability
  53. diffuseness
    the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
  54. studious
    characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
  55. pretension
    the advancing of a claim
  56. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  57. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  58. laconic
    brief and to the point
  59. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  60. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  61. scruples
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  62. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  63. servility
    abject or cringing submissiveness
  64. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  65. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  66. affability
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  67. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  68. quadrille
    a square dance for four pairs of dancers
  69. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  70. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  71. pitiable
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  72. archly
    with playful slyness or roguishness
  73. posterity
    all future generations
  74. eclat
    brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
  75. upbraiding
    a severe scolding
  76. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  77. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  78. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  79. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  80. discernment
    the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  81. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  82. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  83. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  84. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  85. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  86. coquetry
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  87. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  88. abatement
    the act of making less active or intense
  89. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  90. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  91. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  92. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  93. desirous
    having or expressing an inclination to want something
  94. abhorrence
    hate coupled with disgust
  95. repine
    express discontent
  96. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  97. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  98. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  99. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  100. enumeration
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
  101. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  102. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
  103. indisposed
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
  104. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  105. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  106. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  107. superlative
    highest in quality
  108. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  109. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  110. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  111. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  112. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  113. avowed
    openly declared as such
  114. verdure
    green foliage
  115. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  116. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  117. propensity
    a natural inclination
  118. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  119. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  120. connivance
    agreement on a secret plot
  121. contrariety
    the relation between contraries
  122. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  123. err
    make a mistake
  124. profligacy
    the trait of spending extravagantly
Created on Wed Aug 28 14:19:11 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Sep 07 12:30:16 EDT 2013)

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