Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary: Volume 3 Flashcards
1
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Perturbation (239, 253)
A
anxiety or mental uneasiness
2
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Eminence (239)
A
a piece of high ground
3
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Trifling (244)
A
frivolous
4
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Disquiet (253)
A
an uneasy feeling
5
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Untinctured (255)
A
not tainted
6
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Complaisance (256)
A
disposition to please
7
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Diffidence (256)
A
hesitant in acting or speaking due to lack of self-confidence
8
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Acquiescence (269)
A
passive acceptance
9
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Petulance (258)
A
the quality of being insolent or rude in speech or behavior
10
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Acrimony (258)
A
harsh sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings
11
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Disinterested (265)
A
free from interest, especially of a pecuniary nature
12
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Dilatory (284)
A
characterized by procrastination
13
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Licentiousness (286)
A
lack of legal or moral restraints
14
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Heinous (287)
A
evil
15
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Accede (299)
A
to agree to a request or demand
