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Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary
chapters 1-7
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Literature
9th Grade
11/02/2008
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caprice
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an inclination to change one's mind impulsively; a whim
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chaise and four
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a carriage drawn by 4 horses
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let
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leased; rented
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michaelmas
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the feast day of the arch angel michael held on sept 29
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michaelmas
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the feast day of the arch angel michael held on sept 29
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michaelmas
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the feast day of the arch angel michael held on sept 29
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scrupulous
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careful
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vexing
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bothering, annoying
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circumspection
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careful thought
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deigned
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thought appropriate to one's dignity
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discretion
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forthought
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extracts
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excerpts from literature
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fortnight
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2 weeks
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raptures
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extreme joys
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amiable
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friendly, pleasent
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cordial
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warm, friendly
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countenance
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a face, facial feature, expression
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countenance
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a face, facial feature, expression
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deferred
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put off until later, postponed
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disconcerted
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bothered; worried
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disposition
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an arrangement; positioning
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fastidious
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picky; careful
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hertfordshire
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a country in southern england
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milen
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demeanor
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surmises
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guesses
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apt
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able; qualified
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candor
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openness
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censuring
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condemning
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disposed
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inclined
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ductility
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flexibility, give
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pound
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the basic unit of British currency, comprised of 100 pence
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unassailed
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not attacked
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supercilious
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overly proud
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ascertain
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to determine
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capital
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splendid, nearly perfect
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complaisance
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a willingness to obey, comply
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conjecture
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to figure out
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discomposure
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embarassment
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entreaties
 Definition
pleadings, serious requests
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entreaties
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pleadings, serious requests
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entreaties
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pleadings, serious requests
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felicity
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a great happiness
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inducement
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an influence
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insipid
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lacking interest; dull
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intrepedity
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bravery
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mortifying
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humiliating
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pedantic
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scholarly
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propriety
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apporpriateness; proper behavior
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vingt-et-un
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blackjack
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acutely
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carefully
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animation
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a spirit; movement
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contrived
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managed; strained
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effusions
 Definition
outpourings of emotion in writing or speech
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entailed
 Definition
limited the inheritance of
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hither
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here
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milliner
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a maker of hats
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prognostics
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predictions
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regimentals
 Definition
military uniforms
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repaired
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went to
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solicitude
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care; concern
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tete-a-tete
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(french) a private coversation or meeting between 2 people
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thither
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there
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