Chapter 50 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 50
- entail
- A legal restriction limiting the inheritance of property to a specific line of heirs, preventing the owner from bequeathing it freely.
- approbation
- Formal approval or sanction; an expression of warm acceptance.
- dilatory
- Slow to act; tending to cause delay or procrastination.
- transports
- Intense, overwhelming emotions or passions that carry one beyond normal composure.
- indolence
- Habitual laziness or avoidance of exertion; a disposition toward idleness.
- connubial
- Relating to marriage or the relationship between married partners.
- felicity
- Great happiness or bliss; the state of being intensely pleased or contented.
- mortified
- Deeply humiliated, embarrassed, or ashamed; caused to feel wounded pride.
- purport
- The main meaning, purpose, or intention of a communication or document.
- ensigncy
- The rank or commission of an ensign, the lowest grade of commissioned officer in the British infantry.
- come upon the town
- A Regency-era euphemism meaning to become a prostitute or woman of disreputable public life.
- acceding
- Agreeing to or consenting to a demand, request, or proposal.
- impudence
- Shameless boldness; disrespectful lack of modesty or propriety.
- nuptials
- A wedding ceremony; the formal celebration of a marriage.
- frailty
- Moral weakness; susceptibility to temptation or failure of character.