Pride And Prejudice· Chapter 2· Volume 2

thwart: to stop something from happening or someone from doing something.

eg. It makes me very nervous and poorly, to be thwarted so in my own family, and to have neighbors who think of themselves before any body else.

acquiescence: the act of accepting or agreeing to something, often unwillingly

eg. Elizabeth was exceedingly pleased with this proposal, and felt persuaded of her sister's ready acquiescence.

ablution: the act of washing yourself

eg. But he would hardly think a month's ablution enough to cleanse him from its impurities.

inexhaustible: existing in very great amounts that will never be finished

eg. Here, consequently, was an inexhaustible subject of discourse.

tribute: something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion

eg. In comparing her recollection of Pemberley with the minute description with Wickham could give, and in bestowing her tribute of praise on the character of its possessor, she was delighting both him and herself.