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