Chapter 9 — Vocabulary
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 9
- tolerable (adjective)
- Fairly good; acceptable but not outstanding.
- amendment (noun)
- An improvement or recovery, especially in health.
- dispatched (verb)
- Sent off quickly to a destination or for a purpose.
- apothecary (noun)
- A person who prepared and sold medicines; an early form of pharmacist.
- trespass (verb)
- To make unfair demands on someone's time, kindness, or hospitality (archaic sense).
- profuse (adjective)
- Excessively abundant or extravagant; given freely and in large amount.
- prospect (noun)
- A wide view of landscape; a scenic outlook.
- estimable (adjective)
- Worthy of great respect or admiration.
- intricate (adjective)
- Very complicated or detailed; complex and hard to understand.
- confined (adjective)
- Restricted in space, scope, or extent; limited.
- countenance (noun)
- A person's composure or self-control; also, facial expression.
- genteel (adjective)
- Polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected way.
- efficacy (noun)
- The ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.
- assurance (noun)
- Excessive self-confidence or boldness; presumptuous forwardness.
- censure (noun)
- The expression of severe disapproval or criticism.