Pride and Prejudice unit 3 vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 perturbation | mental uneasiness |
| diffidence | to be modest or shy |
| impute | represent as being done, caused, or possessed by someone |
| testimony | a formal written or spoken statement |
| amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
| petulance | to be childishly bad-tempered |
| impetuous | acting or done quickly and without thought or care |
| commission | authority to preform a task or certain duties |
| acquiescence | accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| consolatory | comfort received by a person after a loss of disappointment |
| palliation | make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause |
| anguish | severe mental or physical pain or suffering |
| fluctuate | rise and fall irregularly in number or amount |
| expeditious | fast, done with speed |
| indolence | lazy |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy |
| alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness |
| concurrence | be of the same opinion |
| presumption | an act or instance of taking something to be true or adopting a particular attitude toward something |
| forbearance | patient |
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