Chapter 51 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 51
- rapture
- A feeling of intense pleasure or joy; ecstatic delight.
- alacrity
- Brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness.
- austerity
- Sternness or severity of manner or attitude; a quality of being grave and forbidding.
- assurance
- Bold self-confidence; audacious presumption bordering on impudence.
- impudence
- Shameless boldness; brazen disrespect or lack of modesty.
- vestibule
- An antechamber or entrance hall between the outer door and the interior of a building.
- curricle
- A light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage designed for a pair of horses, popular in the Regency era.
- countenance
- A person's face or facial expression, especially as an indication of mood or character.
- impenetrably
- In a manner that is impossible to understand, see through, or penetrate.
- conjectures
- Opinions or conclusions formed on the basis of incomplete information; guesses or inferences.
- cogent
- Clear, logical, and convincing; powerfully persuasive.
- stratagems
- Plans or schemes, especially ones used to gain an advantage or outwit an opponent.
- confidante
- A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to reveal it.
- parade
- An ostentatious or showy display; exhibition meant to attract attention.
- dropt
- An archaic past tense of "dropped"; here meaning accidentally let slip or revealed.