Talk like Jane Austen on the "Sense and Sensibility" anniversary

Today is Talk Like Jane Austen Day, which marks the anniversary of the first novel she published, Sense and Sensibility.

In that spirit, we offer you Wordnik’s list of ten starter Austenite words and examples of their usage.  

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