- Supercilious: Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- Eclat: Brilliance of success, reputation; showy or elaborate display; acclamation or an acclaim.
- Taciturn: Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- Disposition: State of mind regarding something; inclination; arrangement or placing, as of troops or buildings.
- Amiable: Having or showing pleasant personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable.
- Solemnity: The state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness.
- Consolation: The act of consoling; comfort; solace; the state of being consoled.
- Caprice: A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather; a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality.
- Emphatic: Using emphasis in speech or action; uttered or to be uttered, with emphasis.
- Conjecture: The formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof; an opinion or theory so formed or expressed.
- Censuring: Strong or vehement expression of disapproval.
- Ostentation: Pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
- Impertinent: Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil.
- Induce: To lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind.
- Perpetual: Continuing or enduring forever; everlasting; lasting an indefinitely long time.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Pride and Prejudice: Vocabulary
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