Chapter 56 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 56
- equipage
- A horse-drawn carriage together with the horses, driver, and attendants accompanying it.
- ungracious
- Rude, discourteous, or lacking in warmth and politeness.
- salutation
- A greeting or gesture of welcome.
- copse
- A small group of trees; a thicket.
- insolent
- Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
- disdain
- A feeling that someone or something is unworthy of consideration or respect; contempt.
- allurements
- Temptingly attractive qualities; enticements.
- presumption
- Behavior perceived as arrogant or disrespectful; audacity.
- censured
- Formally criticized or condemned; expressed strong disapproval of.
- repine
- To feel discontent or sadness; to fret or complain.
- brooking
- Tolerating or enduring something, especially something unpleasant.
- pitiable
- Deserving or arousing pity; lamentable.
- upstart
- A person who has risen suddenly to a higher social or economic position, especially one regarded as undeserving.
- importuned
- Persistently pressured or harassed someone to do something.
- recede
- To retreat from a position or stand; to withdraw.
- prodigiously
- To a remarkably great degree; enormously.