Chapter 61 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 61
- felicity
- Great happiness or bliss; an apt and pleasing expression.
- establishment
- In Regency usage, the settling of a person in life, particularly through marriage; a secure social and financial position.
- ungovernable
- Impossible to control or restrain; unruly.
- insipid
- Lacking vigor, interest, or distinctive qualities; dull and uninspiring.
- mortified
- Deeply embarrassed, humiliated, or wounded in one's pride.
- condescended
- To lower oneself to do something considered beneath one's dignity; to act graciously toward perceived inferiors.
- arrear
- A debt or obligation that is overdue; something owed from the past.
- sportive
- Playful, lighthearted, and frolicsome in manner.
- intercourse
- In Regency usage, social communication or dealings between people; interaction and correspondence.
- intreaty
- An archaic spelling of "entreaty"; an earnest or humble request.
- twelvemonth
- A period of twelve months; one year.
- vicinity
- The area near or surrounding a particular place; closeness in space.
- extravagant
- Exceeding reasonable bounds in spending or behavior; lavish and wasteful.
- heedless
- Showing a reckless lack of care or attention; thoughtless about consequences.
- pollution
- Here used figuratively to mean contamination of social purity or dignity; moral defilement by association with persons of lower rank.