Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary

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abatement

(n.) reduction; decrease; alleviation;

mitigation

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chagrin

(n.) a feeling of vexation, marked by

disappointment or humiliation

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abominate

(v.) to dislike strongly

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commiseration

(v.) to be given consent, approval, or

adherence; agreed; assented

(n.) sympathy and sorrow for the

misfortunes of others; compassion

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accede

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complacency

(n.) a feeling of contentment or selfsatisfaction, especially when coupled with

an unawareness of danger, trouble, or
controversy

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acquiescence

(n.) the reluctant acceptance of something

without protest

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affability

(n.) the quality of being easy and pleasant to

speak to; approachable

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complaisance

(n.) the quality of being inclined or

disposed to please

affinity

(n.) a natural liking for or attraction to a

person, thing, idea, etc

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conciliatory

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affront

(v.) to offend by an open manifestation of

disrespect or insolence

(adj.) tending to overcome the distrust or

hostility of, placate, or win over; regaining
trust

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concurrence

(n.) accordance in opinion; agreement

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alacrity

(n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, or

willingness

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conjecture

(n.) the formation or expression of an

opinion or theory without sufficient
evidence for proof

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contempt

(n.) the feeling that a person or a thing is

beneath consideration, worthless, or
deserving scorn

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controvert

(v.) to deny the truth of (something)

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copse

(n.) small brush

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countenance

(n.) appearance, especially the look or

expression of the face

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alleviate

(v.) made easier to endure; lessened; mitigated

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animating

(adj.) giving life to; making alive

11.

annex

(v.) to attach, append, or add, especially to

something larger or more important

12.

archly

(adv.) in an arch or roguish manner;

mischievously; roguishly

13.

arrear

(n.) something overdue in payment; a debt

that remains unpaid

14.

artful

(adj.) slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky

39.

creditable

(adj.) deserving praise or honor

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asperity

(n.) harshness of tone or manner

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curricle

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assiduously

(adv.) constantly; unremittingly

(n.) a light, two-wheeled, open carriage

drawn by two horses abreast

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augment

(v.) strengthen

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decamp

(v.) to depart from a camp; to pack up

equipment and leave a camping ground

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austerity

(n.) sternness

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deference

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beneficence

(n.) the doing of good; active goodness or

kindness; charity

(n.) respectful submission or yielding to the

judgment, opinion, will,etc., of another

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degradation

(n.) the act of humiliating or debasing

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brook

(v.) to bear; suffer; tolerate

44.

deign

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cambric

(n.) a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine

close weave, usually white

(v.) to think fit or in accordance with one's

dignity; to think that one does not have to
do something because one is proud

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candor

(n.) the state or quality of being frank, open,

and sincere in speech or expression;
candidness

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desponding

(adj.) depressed by loss of hope, confidence,

or courage

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destitute

(adj. ) without the basic necessities of life

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canvass

(v.) to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or

the like from; to examine carefully

47.

devoid

(adj.) not possessing, untouched by, void,

or destitute (usually followed by of )

caprice

(n.) a sudden, unpredictable change, as of

one's mind or the weather

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diffident

(adj.) lacking confidence in one's own

ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy

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celerity

(n.) swiftness; speed

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diffuse

(v.) spread

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censure

(n.) strong or vehement expression of

disapproval

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digression

(n.) a deviation from the central theme in a

story

ceremonious

(adj.) formally or elaborately polite

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dilatory

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate;

slow; tardy

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diminution

(n.) the act, fact, or process of diminishing;

lessening; reduction

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disarm

(v.) to deprive of a weapon or weapons

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disclaim

(v.) to refuse or give away a claim or a right

to something

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discomposure

(n.) the state of being discomposed; disorder;

agitation; perturbation

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disconcerted

(adj.) disturbed, as in one's composure or

self-possession; perturbed; ruffled

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discourse

(n.) verbal exchange; conversation

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discretion

(n.) the power or right to decide or act

according to one's own judgment; freedom of
judgment or choice

disengaged

(adj.) released from attachment or

connection; loosened; unfastened

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disinclination

(n.) a certain degree of reluctance; a lack of

enthusiasm

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dissipation

(n.) the act of scattering in various directions

or dispersing

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draught

(n.) British spelling of draft; a current of air

in any enclosed space, especially in a room,
chimney, or stove

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felicitation

(n.) expression of congratulations

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felicity

(n.) the state of being happy, especially in a

high degree; bliss

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filial

(adj.) of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or

daughter

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folio

(n.) a book or large volume

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follies

(n.) the state or quality of being foolish; lack of

understanding or sense

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forbearance

(n.) a refraining from something; patient

endurance; self-control

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formidable

(adj.) causing fear, apprehension, or dread

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frivolous

(adj.) characterized by lack of seriousness or

sense

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gig

(n.) a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one

horse

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gravity

(n.) the force of attraction by which terrestrial

bodies tend to fall toward the center of the
earth; manner or conduct that is solemn or
dignified

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hackney

(n.) a carriage or coach

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haunch

(n.) the hip

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heinous

(adj.) hateful; odious; abominable; totally

reprehensible

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ductility

(adj.) able to undergo change of form

without breaking

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hermitage

(n.) any secluded place of residence or

habitation; retreat; hideaway

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clat

(n.) great brilliance, as of performance or

achievement

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impetuous

(adj.) acting or done quickly and without

thought or care

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eclipse

(v.) to surpass

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implacable

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efficacy

(n.) capacity for producing a desired result or

effect; effectiveness

(adj.) not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified;

inexorable

91.

importune

(v.) to ask (someone) pressingly and

persistently for or to do something

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impute

(v.) to represent (something, esp. something

undesirable) as being done, caused, or
possessed by someone; attribute

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incensed

(adj.) irritated; angry

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incessant

(adj.) ceaseless; unending

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incumbent

(adj.) obligatory (usually followed by an "on" or

"upon")

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indebted

(adj.) committed or obligated to repay a

monetary loan

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indolence

(n.) the quality or state of having or showing a

disposition to avoid exertion; inclination to
laziness

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inducement

(n.) an attraction; incentive

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iniquitous

(adj.) characterized by injustice or wickedness;

wicked; sinful

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effusion

(n.) the act of disseminating or pouring forth

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embargo

(n.) any restriction imposed upon commerce

by edict; a restraint or hindrance;
prohibition

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encumbrance

(n.) hindrance

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engrossing

(adj.) fully occupying the mind

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entreaty

(n.) earnest request or petition; supplication;

a request for something

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enumerating

(v.) to mention separately as if in counting;

name one by one; specify, as in a list

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equipage

(n.) a carriage drawn by horses and attended

by servants

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expostulation

(n.) the act of reasoning earnestly with

someone against something that person
intends to do or has done; remonstration;
argument

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injunction

(n.) command; order

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palliation

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insipidity

(n.) a person without distinctive,

interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

(n.) easing the severity of a pain or a disease

without removing the cause

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paltry

(adj.) ridiculously or insultingly small

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panegyric

(n.) a lofty oration or writing in praise of a

person or thing; eulogy

124.

parasol

(n.) a light umbrella used to give shade from

the sun

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pedantic

(adj.) ostentatious in one's learning; overly

concerned with minute details or formalisms,
especially in teaching

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peevish

(adj.) in annoyance

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penitent

(adj.) feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or

wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and
amendment; repentant; contrite

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per annum

(n.) by the year; yearly

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perplexity

(n.) the state of being puzzled; confusion;

uncertainty

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perturbation

(n.) the act of disturbing or disquieting

greatly in mind; the act of agitating

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perverseness

(n.) the act of being willfully determined or

disposed to go counter to what is expected or
desired; contrary

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phaeton

(n.) a light, open, four-wheeled horse-drawn

carriage

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pique

(v.) to affect with sharp irritation and

resentment, especially by some wound to
pride

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piquet

(n.) a card game played by two persons with

a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to
sixes being excluded

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postscript

(n.) an additional remark at the end of a

letter, after the signature and introduced by
"P.S."

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precipitate

(v.) to bring about prematurely

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predominate

(v.) to be the stronger or leading element or

force; to appear more noticeable or imposing
than something else

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pretension

(n.) the laying of a claim to something

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inure

(v.) to accustom to hardship, difficulty,

pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate;
to come into use; take or have effect

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invective

(n.) an insulting word

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irksome

(adj.) annoying; irritating; exasperating;

tiresome

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irretrievable

(adj.) inaccessible; not retrievable

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irrevocably

(adv.) cannot be recalled or repealed

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laconic

(adj.) using few words; expressing much

in few words; concise

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laity

(n.) lay people, as distinct from the clergy

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lamentation

(n.) a complaint

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laudable

(adj.) deserving praise; praiseworthy;

commendable

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manoeuvre

(n.) a planned and regulated movement or

evolution of troops, warships, etc; (v.) to
change the position of (troops, ships, etc.)
by a maneuver

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mercenary

(adj.) working or acting merely for money

or other reward; venal; (n.) a professional
soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

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minutely

(adv.) with great attention to detail;

meticulously

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mortification

(n.) a feeling of shame, humiliation, or

wounded pride

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novelty

(n.) state or quality of being novel, new, or

unique; newness; (adj.) consisting of a
combination of basic weaves

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nuptial

obeisance

(adj.) of or pertaining to marriage or the

marriage ceremony; (n.) a wedding or
marriage
(n.) a movement of the body expressing
deep respect or deferential courtesy, as
before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other
similar gesture

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obsequiousness

(n.) the quality of being obedient; the

quality of being dutiful

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prodigious

(adj.) extraordinary in size, amount, extent,

degree, force, etc.

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palatable

(adj.) acceptable or agreeable to the palate

or taste; acceptable or agreeable to the
mind or feelings

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profligacy

(n.) shameless dissoluteness; reckless

extravagance; the act of wasting money

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prognostic

(n.) a forecast or prediction

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propensity

(n.) a natural inclination or tendency

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propitious

(adj.) presenting favorable conditions;

favorable

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pale

(adj.) lacking intensity of color; colorless

or whitish; faint or feeble; lacking vigor;
(v.) to make or become pale; (n.) a stake
or picket, as of a fence

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proprietor

(n.) the owner of a business establishment,

a hotel, etc; a person who has the exclusive
right or title to something; an owner, as of
real property

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proxy

(n.) substitute

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prudence

(n.) the quality of being cautious or careful

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quadrille

(n.) a square dance performed typically by

four couples and containing five figures,
each of which is a complete dance in itself

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querulous

(adj.) complaining in a petulant or whining

manner

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ragout

(n.) French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew

of meat or fish, with or without vegetables

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rapacity

(n.) the quality of being inordinately greedy;

the quality of being predatory; the quality of
being extortionate

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stiles

(n.) a series of steps or rungs by means of

which a person may pass over a wall or
fence that remains a barrier to sheep or
cattle

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stoutly

(adv.) bold, brave, or dauntless; firm;

stubborn; resolute

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subjection

(n.) the action of subjecting a country or

person to one's control or the fact of being
subjected

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supercilious

(adj.) haughtily disdainful or contemptuous,

as a person or a facial expression; proud

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surmise

(v.) to suppose that something is true

without having evidence to confirm it

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tacit

(adj.) understood without being openly

expressed; implied

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taciturn

(adj.) habitually untalkative

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rectitude

(n.) rightness of principle or conduct; moral

virtue

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tractable

(adj.) (of a person or animal) easy to control

or influence

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rencontre

(n.) an encounter, esp. hostile

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trepidation

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repine

(v.) to be fretfully discontented; fret;

complain

(n.) a feeling of fear or agitation about

something that may happen

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trifling

(adj.) of very little importance; trivial;

insignificant

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unabated

(adj.) with undiminished force, power, or

vigor

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unappeasable

(adj.) impossible to satisfy

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veneration

(n.) great respect; reverence

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veracity

(n.) unwillingness to tell lies

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verdure

(n.) greenness, especially of fresh,

flourishing vegetation

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reprehensible
reverie

(adj.) deserving of reproof, rebuke, or

censure; blameworthy
(n.) a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful
musing

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sally

(v.) to have made a military sortie; a sudden

rushing forth or activity

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sanction

(v.) to authorize permission or approval

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scrupulous

(adj.) having or showing a strict regard for

what one considers right; principled

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vestibule

(n.) passage or hall in a house

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servility

(n.) the quality of being abjectly submissive;

slavish

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vexation

(n.) the act of irritating, annoying, or

provoking

shrewish

(adj.) having the disposition of a woman of

violent temper and speech

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vindication

(n.) excuse; justification

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simper

(v.) to smile in a silly, self-conscious way

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vivacity

(n.) liveliness

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slight

(v.) to treat as of little importance

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volatility

(n.) unstableness

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solace

(n.) comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or

trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort

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volubility

(n.) the quality of talking fluently, readily, or

incessantly; talkativeness

164.

solicitude

(n.) the state of being anxious or concerned;

an attitude expressing excessive
attentiveness

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spasm

(n.) a sudden involuntary muscle

contractions

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spurn

(v.) to scorn

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