perturbation: (formal) worry

eg. Elizabeth, as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberly Woods with some perturbation.

eminence: a position of prominence or superiority

eg. They gradually ascended for half a mile, and then found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught by Pemberly House.

gaudy: unpleasantly bright in colour or decoration

eg. But Elizabeth saw, with admiration of his taste, that?it was neither gaudy nor useless fine, — with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of Rosings.

affable: friendly and easy to talk to

eg. His son will be just like him — just as affable to the poor.

to?my fancy:?an idiomatic expression that means "in my opinion" or "in my imagination"

rattle away:?talk or speak quickly and continuously, often in a lively or animated manner

eg. To my fancy, it is only because he does not rattle away like other young men.

trifling: a trifling matter or amount of money is mall or not important

eg. The commendation bestowed on him by Mrs. Reynolds was of no trifling nature.

sedate: keeping a quiet steadt attitude or pace

eg. Nor did he seem much more at ease: when he spoke, his accent had none of its usual sedateness.

glen: a deep, narrow valley, especially among mountains

eg. And the valley, here contracted into a glen, allowed room only for the stream, and a narrow walk admist the rough coppice-wood which bordered it.

obtrude:?(especially of something unwanted) to make something or to become too noticeable, especially by interrupting

construe: to understand the meaning, especially of other people's actions and statements, in a particular way

eg. But she had not got beyond the words "delightful," and "charming," when some unlucky recollections obtruded, and she fancied that praise of Pemberly from her might be mischievously construed.

revolt: to make someone feel unpleasantly shocked or disgusted

eg. And she could hardly suppress a smile, at his being now seeking the acquaintance of some of those very people, against who his pride had revolted.

decamp: to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone

eg. And she?was not without the expectation of his decamping as fast as he could from such disgraceful companions.

fortitude: bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, esp. over a long period

eg. He sustained it, however, with fortitude.

brink: the edge of a cliff or other high area

eg. After walking some time in this way, the two ladies in front, the two gentlemen behind, on resuming their places, after descending to the brink of the river for the better inspection of some curious water-plant, there chanced to be a little alteration.

accede to something: to agree to do what people have asked you to do

eg. It was too great for her to know what manner she acceded to it.

outstrip: to be or become greater in amount, degree, or success than something or someone

eg. They soon outstripped the others.

unassuming: someone who is unassuming is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration

eg. He is perfectly well behaved, polite, and unassuming.

unbecoming: unbecoming behaviour is not correct or not acceptable

eg. "There is something a little stately in him, to be sure," replied her aunt;? "but it is confined to his air, and is not unbecoming."

whimsical: unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying

eg. But, perhaps, he may be a little whimsical in his civilities.