Saturday 7 September 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Repine

re-pine



verb :: To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.



verb :: To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.



"Bennet still continued to wonder and repine at his returning no more, and though a day seldom passed in which Elizabeth did not account for it clearly, there was little chance of her ever considering it with less perplexity." --Austen, Jane

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