Matching Pairs (ENG C1) ch.2Online version Vocabulary from Sense and Sensibility chapter II and III. by Georgios Michalopoulos 1 diffident "He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open affectionate heart." 2 contempt "The contempt which she had, very early in their acquaintance, felt for her daughter-in-law, was very much increased" 3 trifling "except a trifling sum, the whole of his fortune depended on the will of his mother." 4 to take pains "Mrs. Dashwood now took pains to get acquainted with him." 5 discretion " If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own discretion entirely." 6 amiable "It implies every thing amiable. " 7 annuity "people always live for ever when there is any annuity to be paid them" 8 housekeeping "Their housekeeping will be nothing at all. They will have no carriage, no horses, and hardly any servants;" 9 intimacy "Some mothers might have encouraged the intimacy from motives of interest, for Edward Ferrars was the eldest son of a man who had died very rich; " 10 to point out "I will listen to no cavil, unless you can point out any other method of understanding the affair as satisfactory as this." 11 to militate "even that quietness of manner which militated against all her established ideas of what a young man’s address ought to be" 12 earnestness "an earnestness which gave Elinor far more pain" 13 disinclination " she dared not explain the motive of her own disinclination for going to London." 14 barouche "till one of these superior blessings could be attained, it would have quieted her ambition to see him driving a barouche." 15 unobtrusive "She saw only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it." 16 partiality "It was enough for her that he appeared to be amiable, that he loved her daughter, and that Elinor returned the partiality." 17 to afford "but we are not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do." 18 to stipulate "He did not stipulate for any particular sum" to require something as a condition of an agreement. insignificant, worthless hesitant; unconfident to call attention to; to identity, to indicate a right to receive amounts of money regularly over the remaining life of one beneficiary. favoritism, fondness the chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning (in the text: the expenses associated with maintaining a house). to be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. unwillingness to do or believe something disdain, disrespect wagon closeness between people to be able or rich enough. to try very hard to do something sincerity; seriousness attention, prudence, responsibility friendly, amicable keeping a low profile
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