Chapter 25 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 25
- felicity (noun)
- Intense happiness; great bliss or good fortune.
- alleviated (verb)
- Made less severe; partially relieved or lessened.
- solemnity (noun)
- The quality of being serious, formal, and dignified.
- gentlemanlike (adjective)
- Befitting a gentleman; well-mannered and refined in character.
- subsisted (verb)
- Existed or continued to exist; remained in effect.
- perverseness (noun)
- The quality of being deliberately unreasonable or contrary.
- entailed (adjective)
- Legally restricted so that property can only pass to a specified heir, not freely disposed of.
- artful (adjective)
- Clever or cunning, especially in a crafty or deceitful way.
- hackneyed (adjective)
- Overused and lacking in originality; made trite by repetition.
- engrossed (adjective)
- Completely absorbed or occupied by something to the exclusion of all else.
- acquiescence (noun)
- Acceptance or agreement without protest; passive compliance.
- ablution (noun)
- The act of washing or cleansing, often with a ceremonial or purifying connotation.
- solicitude (noun)
- Care or concern for someone or something; anxious attentiveness.
- reanimated (verb)
- Restored to life or vigor; revived.
- commendation (noun)
- An expression of praise or warm approval.
- inexhaustible (adjective)
- Impossible to use up entirely; seemingly limitless.