Pride and Prejudice 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 compassion | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
| caprice | a sudden desire |
| solace | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment |
| fortnight | a period of fourteen consecutive days/ two weeks |
| emphatic | forceful and definite in expression or action |
| tumult | the act of making a noisy disturbance |
| conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
| ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill |
| surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| ascertain | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
| fastidious | giving and careful attention to detail |
| candor | the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| ostentation | pretentious or showy or vulgar display |
| piqued | to affect with sharp irritation and resentment |
| synonymously | having the same meaning |
| intolerable | completely unacceptable |
| impertinent | improperly forward or bold |
| endeavor | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something |
| felicity | pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) |
| pedantic | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
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