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Pride and Prejudice 1
some vocab from first volume
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English
9th Grade
02/20/2012

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Allude
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(v) to refer in a casual or indirect way
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Amiable
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(adj) having a pleasant and friendly deposition; good natured
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Ascertain
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(v) to make certain or definite
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Capricious
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(adj)to change abruptly and without apparent reason
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Circumspect
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(adj)being or careful or cautious before acting , judging or deciding
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Deign
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(v)consenting to do something beneath one’s dignity
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Ductile
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(adj)something that can stretched, drawn or hammered thin without breaking
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Elude
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(v) to escape by quickness or cunning
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Fastidious
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(adj) not easy to please and very critical
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Ostentatious
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(adj) showy display of wealth or knowledge
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Pliant
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(adj) easily adaptable or compliant
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Solace
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(n)an easing of grief, loneliness or discomfort
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Surmise
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(v) an opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive or conclusive
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Tumultuous
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(adj) greatly agitated or noisy commotion, confusion or disturbance
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Vexing
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(adj) to disturb, annoy or irritate
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