Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary 1
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aschirrmeister on October 12, 2010
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Simpleton |  noun; a person deficient in judgment; fool |
| Veracity | noun; adherence to truth; truthfulness |
| Decorum | noun; appropriateness of behavior; conventions of behavior |
| Approbation | noun; approval; praise |
| Odious | adjective; arousing dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| Pedantic | adjective; precise; bookish; narrow form of learning |
| Assiduous | adjective; constant in attention; diligent; persistent |
| Derision | noun; contemptuous laughter; ridicule |
| Reprehensible | adjective; deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy |
| Peevish | adjective; discontented; ill-tempered |
| Panegyric | noun; elaborate praise; a formal eulogy |
| Amiable | adjective; friendly; good-natured; sociable |
| Felicity | noun; great happiness |
| Indolent | adjective; habitually lazy |
| Hauteur | noun; haughtiness in behavior; arrogance |
| Superciliousness | Noun; haughty disdain |
| Affability | noun; pleasantness; graciousness; gentleness |
| Profuse | adjective; plentiful; giving freely; extravagant |
| Solicitude | noun; state of feeling care or concern |
| Celerity | noun; swiftness; speed |
| Importune | verb; to beset with repeated requests; entreat pressingly |
| Scruple | noun; uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle |
| Laconic | adjective; using few words; terse or concise |
| Alacrity | noun; willingness; eagerness |
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