abatement a lessening or reduction.
abhorrence an abhorring; loathing; detestation.
abhorrent causing disgust or hatred; detestable.
ablution a washing of the body.
abominate to feel hatred and disgust for; loathe.
acceded gave assent; gave in; agreed.
acquiesce to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm.
acquiescence agreement or consent without protest.
acquit to clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him or her not guilty.
acrimony bitterness or harshness of temper, manner, or speech; asperity.
actuated put into action or motion.
acute keen or quick of mind; shrewd.
adieu goodbye; farewell.
adorned decorated; ornamented.
affability the quality of being pleasant and easy to approach or talk to.
affable gentle and kindly.
affinity similarity of structure.
afforded to give; furnish.
affront an open or intentional insult; slight to one's dignity.
affronted insulted openly or purposely; offended; slighted.
alacrity eager willingness or readiness.
allayed put to rest; quieted; calmed. Said of fears or anxieties.
amiable having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured.
anecdote a short, entertaining account of some happening, usually personal or biographical.
annexed joined; connected.
antechamber a smaller room leading into a larger or main room.
apothecary [Old-fashioned] a pharmacist or druggist: apothecaries formerly also prescribed drugs.
apprehending taking hold of mentally; perceiving; understanding.
approbation official approval, sanction, or commendation.
archly in an arch manner; pertly and mischievously.
ardent warm or intense in feeling; passionate.
arrear an unpaid and overdue debt; usually in the plural.
aspect the appearance of a thing as seen from a specific point; view.
asperity harshness or sharpness of temper.
assemblies people gathered together for entertainment.
assiduous diligent; persevering.
at five o'clock the two ladies retired to dress It was the custom to change into more formal clothes for dinner.
attendant accompanying as a circumstance or result.
augmented made greater, as in size, quantity, or strength.
austerity a severe or stern look or manner; forbidding quality.
avarice too great a desire to have wealth; cupidity.
avowal open acknowledgment or declaration.
aweful inspiring awe; highly impressive.
barouche box the driver's seat in a barouche, a four-wheeled carriage with a collapsible hood and two seats opposite each other.
borne put up with; tolerated.
Boulanger a type of dance.
breeding good upbringing or training.
brevity the quality of being concise; terseness.
brooking putting up with; enduring: usually in the negative.
brought her into public at an early age introduced her formally into society at an early age. Lydia has had her "coming out" early.
business of love-making the wooing, or trying to get the love of, a woman.
candour the quality of being fair and unprejudiced; impartiality.
canvassed examined or discussed in detail; looked over carefully.
canvassed examined or discussed in detail; looked over carefully.
capers playful jumps or leaps.
cassino a card game for two to four players in which the object is to use cards in the hand to take cards or combinations of cards exposed on the table.
celerity swiftness in acting or moving; speed.
cessation a ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time.
chaise and four a lightweight carriagedrawn by four horses.
chambermaid a woman whose work is taking care of bedrooms.
charged given instructions or commanded authoritatively.
Cheapside street and district of London; in the Middle Ages it was a marketplace.
chimney-piece [Obsolete] a decoration over a fireplace.
circulating library a library which loans books for use elsewhere, sometimes for a daily fee.
circumspect careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding; cautious.
circumspection cautiousness; carefulness.
cogent forceful and to the point, as a reason or argument; convincing.
come upon the town become a prostitute.
coming out the formal introduction of a young woman into society.
Commerce a card game which was a predecessor of poker.
commission an official certificate conferring rank.
commission of the peace for the county a magistrate with jurisdiction over a small district, authorized to decide minor cases, commit persons to trial in a higher court, perform marriages, and so on.
complacency quiet satisfaction; contentment.
complaisance willingness to please; disposition to be obliging and agreeable; affability.
comprise to include; contain.
conciliatory tending to conciliate or reconcile (to win over; soothe the anger of; make friendly; placate).
concurrence agreement; accord.
condescension the act of condescending, or descending voluntarily to the level, regarded as lower, of the person one is dealing with; being graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity.
confederacy people united for some common purpose.
conjecture an inference, theory, or prediction based on guesswork.
connivance passive cooperation, as by consent or pretended ignorance, especially in wrongdoing.
connubial of marriage or the state of being married; conjugal.
consigned put in the care of another; entrusted.
construction an explanation or interpretation.
coppice-wood a thicket of small trees or shrubs.
copse a thicket of small trees or shrubs; coppice.
coquetry the behavior or act of a coquette; flirting.
cordiality cordial quality; warm, friendly feeling.
corps a tactical subdivision of an army.
countenance calm control; composure.
courtier an attendant at a royal court.
covies small flocks or broods of birds.
crossed countered; thwarted; opposed.
curricle a light, two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses side by side.
