Pride and Prejudice vocab

chaise

a carriage pulled by a horse or horses, used in the past

tiresome

annoying

flatter

praise somewhat dishonestly

engage for

to promise

assure

to guarantee

establishment

the act of starting or creating something that is meant to last for a long time

determine

to discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly

merely

just, only

scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

vex

to annoy

compassion

(n.) sympathy for another's suffering; pity

contented

showing or feeling happiness or pleasure, especially because your life is good

solace

comfort, to make somebody feel better or happier when they are sad or disappointed

disclose

to give somebody information about something, especially something that was previously secret

manner

a way in which a thing is done or happens

assemblies

a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

hypocritical

behaving in a way that does not meet the moral standards or match the opinions that you claim to have

deign

to do something in a way that shows you think you are too important to do it

scolding

an act of speaking angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong

fretfully

unhappy or uncomfortable

circumspection

the act of thinking very carefully about something before doing it, because there may be risks involved

venture

a risky or daring undertaking

exclamation

oh!, ah!, express emotions

surpassing

more impressive than anything else of its kind

neglect

fail to care for properly

fatigued

tired

rapture

a state of intense joy

amend

to change in a formal way; to change for the better

conjecturing

form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.