Pride and Prejudice

Question 1

Candor

Answer 1

The state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech and expression; impartiality

Question 2

Ostentation

Answer 2

Pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others

Question 2

Scrupulous

Answer 2

Showing a strict regard for what one considers right (abiding by the rules); principled; careful, precise

Question 3

Solace

Answer 3

Something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief

Question 4

Discretion

Answer 4

The quality of being discreet; sense

Question 5

Circumspection

Answer 5

Circumspect (watchful, discreet) observation or action; caution; prudence

Question 6

Emphatic

Answer 6

Strongly expressive; using emphasis in speech or action

Question 7

Amend

Answer 7

To change for the better; improve

Question 8

Unaffected

Answer 8

Free from affectation; sincere; genuine; unpretentious

Question 9

Amiable

Answer 9

Friendly, sociable; having pleasant, good-natured personal qualities

Question 10

Coutenance

Answer 10

Appearance; the look or expression of the face

Question 11

Affectation

Answer 11

An effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession; conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance

Question 12

Haughty

Answer 12

Disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant

Question 13

Fastidious

Answer 13

Excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please

Question 14

Civil

Answer 14

Marked by benevolence; adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse; not deficient in common courtesy

Question 15

Mortified

Answer 15

Humiliated, shamed as by injury to one’s pride

Question 16

Supercilious(ness)

Answer 16

Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

Question 17

Felicity

Answer 17

The state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss

Question 18

Indignation

Answer 18

Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger

Question 19

Propriety

Answer 19

Appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability; conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners

Question 20

Incredulous

Answer 20

Unbelieving; skeptical

Question 21

Abhorrence

Answer 21

A feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination

Question 22

Vexation

Answer 22

Irritation, annoyance

Question 23

Impertinent

Answer 23

Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil

Question 24

Pedantic

Answer 24

Ostentatious in one's learning

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Solicitude

Answer 25

Anxiety or concern

Question 26

Condescend

Answer 26

To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity; to stoop or deign to do something

Question 27

Approbation

Answer 27

Approval; commendation

Question 28

Deference

Answer 28

Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion

Question 29

Reproof

Answer 29

The act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking; an expression of censure or rebuke

Question 30

Iniquitous

Answer 30

Characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

Question 31

Commendation

Answer 31

Praise

Question 32

Precipitate

Answer 32

Done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty; rash

Question 33

Affability (Affable)

Answer 33

Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

Question 34

Importune

Answer 34

To annoy; to press (obsolete); to make improper advances (current)

Question 35

Veneration

Answer 35

A feeling of awe, respect, etc.; reverence

Question 36

Obsequious(ness)

Answer 36

Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; obedient; dutiful

Question 37

Cessation

Answer 37

A temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance

Question 38

Grandeur

Answer 38

The quality or state of being... impressive or awesome; lofty or elevated in conception; exalted in some deliberate way

Question 39

Imprudent

Answer 39

Not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash

Question 40

Diffidence

Answer 40

The quality or state of being diffident (lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy)

Question 41

Assiduous

Answer 41

Constant, unremitting

Question 42

Lament/Lamentation

Answer 42

To feel or express sorrow or regret for (verb)/ a lament; an expression of grief or sorrow (noun)

Question 43

Ingenuity

Answer 43

The quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness; ingenuousness

Question 44

Filial

Answer 44

Of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter

Question 45

Disdain (ch 18) A feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn

Answer 45

A feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn

Question 46

Taciturn

Answer 46

Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation

Question 47

Forbearance

Answer 47

Patient endurance; self-control; tolerance