Glossary of Terms
Abhorrance: hatred; disgust
Barouche: four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage
Bon mot: comment (fr. good word)
Bon vivant: one who lives life luxuriously (fr. good life)
Complacency: satisfaction; gratification
Composure: self-possession; serenity
Countenance: expression; face; to put up with
Curricle: two-wheeled open carriage
Effusion: outpouring of feelings
Essay: attempt; trial; short written work
Fortnight: two weeks
Glee: song for unaccompanied voices
Ha ha: sunken fence; sound of laughter
Hitherto: until now; previously
Impropriety: rudeness; immodesty; bad behavior
Indecorous: rude; impolite
Indolent: lazy; idle
Intercourse: contact; interaction
Knoll: hill; mound
Novelty: innovation; newness
Ordained: to officially become a minister or a priest
Perturb: disturb; annoy; agitate
Repartee: witty conversation
Retrospection: hindsight; reflection
Rubber: unit of card game
Sanguine: confident, upbeat
Saunter: stroll; walk
Solicitation: get something by pleading
ClassicNote on Mansfield Park
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