Vocabulary list two:
(A) Austen's novels engendered, or led to, much interest in Austen herself, but she avoided literary circles and
publicity.
Def: To cause.
ex.: David finishing all of his chores engendered rewards when his parents returned.
(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Def: An individual more focused on internal thoughts and actions than external.
ex.: His son was an introvert and tended to have a hard time making friends at school.
(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Def: A distinct quirk or behavior of an individual.
ex.: People preferred his music because of his idiosyncrasies. They made for a different, more unique listening experience.
(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Def: Boring; Dull.
ex.: His humdrum daily routine became very repetitive, and boring.
(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Def: A sermon.
ex.: The preacher gave a few homilies at the church.
(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Def: To attribute something to someone.
ex.: We often ascribe her singing to her success, but she see's herself as a piano player at heart.
(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant
or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Def: Not important or significant.
ex.: We believe his accident was inconsequential and did not have an effect on his current behavior.
(H) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was
never trite or unoriginal.
Def: Played out, overused.
ex.: Hackneyed stereotypes are used over and over again.
(I) Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work.
Def: A perfect example of something.
ex.: She won so many peagents, she was the paragon of beauty.
(J) Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in 1817?
Def: A poem expressing sorrow for the dead.
ex.: She wrote an elegy for her grandmother when she passed away.
publicity.
Def: To cause.
ex.: David finishing all of his chores engendered rewards when his parents returned.
(B) Although a private person, Austen apparently was not an introvert; she was lively and outgoing among family and friends.
Def: An individual more focused on internal thoughts and actions than external.
ex.: His son was an introvert and tended to have a hard time making friends at school.
(C) The family may have regarded Austen's habit of writing in the sitting room as out of the ordinary, but they tolerated this idiosyncrasy.
Def: A distinct quirk or behavior of an individual.
ex.: People preferred his music because of his idiosyncrasies. They made for a different, more unique listening experience.
(D) What some people would regard as humdrum domestic duties occupied much of Austen's time. I wonder whether she found them as dull as my friends and I would.
Def: Boring; Dull.
ex.: His humdrum daily routine became very repetitive, and boring.
(E) Austen received much of her education from her father, a teacher and minister. I imagine that he was a serious, learned man who wrote scholarly homilies on religious topics.
Def: A sermon.
ex.: The preacher gave a few homilies at the church.
(F) We might not ascribe an interest in acting to Austen, but such an interest was very much a part of her
character.
Def: To attribute something to someone.
ex.: We often ascribe her singing to her success, but she see's herself as a piano player at heart.
(G) She performed in home theatrical shows. Do you think this experience was significant
or inconsequential to Austen as a novelist?
Def: Not important or significant.
ex.: We believe his accident was inconsequential and did not have an effect on his current behavior.
(H) No one could complain that Austen was writing hackneyed stories; her work was
never trite or unoriginal.
Def: Played out, overused.
ex.: Hackneyed stereotypes are used over and over again.
(I) Austen considered her older sister Cassandra to be a paragon of talent. She especially admired Cassandra's comic work.
Def: A perfect example of something.
ex.: She won so many peagents, she was the paragon of beauty.
(J) Cassandra wrote lovingly, even poetically, of her sister. Do you know if a family member wrote an elegy to mourn Jane's death in 1817?
Def: A poem expressing sorrow for the dead.
ex.: She wrote an elegy for her grandmother when she passed away.