Pride and Prejudice
Chapters 7 & 8: Word List
Word Meaning
Reveal (v) to make known or show
something that is surprising or
that was previously secret.
Evidence (n) 1. a sign which shows that
something exists or is true
2. material presented to a court to
help find the truth about
something.
frighten (v) to make afraid: terrify
peculiar (adj) not usual or normal: strange.
Slightly (adv) Small in amount, a little.
Rudely (adv) in a way that shows a lack of
respect for other people and their
feelings
Struggle (v) to experience difficulty and make
a very great effort in order to do
something
Scorn (n) a very strong feeling of no respect
for someone or something that
you think is stupid or has no
value.
Dine (v) to eat, esp. the main meal of the
day, usually in the evening.
Sympathy (n) the feeling that you care about
and are sorry about someone
else's trouble, grief, misfortune.
A sympathetic feeling.
Usage
He was jailed for revealing secrets to
the Russians.
Her biography revealed that she was
not as rich as everyone thought.
They found evidence of a robbery.
The court looked at the evidence and
declared the accused not guilty.
The movie scene frightened the child.
It seems peculiar that he would leave
town and not tell anybody.
The dog's peculiar behaviour worried
them.
She's slightly taller than her sister.
I'm slightly upset she forgot my
birthday.
They brushed rudely past us.
“What do you want?” she asked rudely.
He waved her rudely away.
The dog had been struggling to get free
of the wire noose.
She has nothing but scorn for the new
generation of politicians
He dined alone that night.
She went to her best friend for
sympathy
Letters of sympathy were sent to the
families of the victims.