Ch.3 Flashcards

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Bliss

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Perfect happiness.

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Blithe

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Merry.

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Buoy

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Keep afloat.

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Complacency

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Smugness.

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Convival

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Sociable.

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Delectable

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Delightful.

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Ecstasy

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State of overwhelming joy.

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Elated

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Joyful.

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Frolic

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Run happily.

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Gala

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Characterized by festivity.

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Jocund

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Cheerful.

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Jubilant

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Rejoicing.

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Ascetic

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Self-denying.

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment.

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Compunction

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Regret.

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Contrite

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Repentant.

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Dejected

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Sad.

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Disconsolate

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Cheerless.

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Disgruntled

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Displeased.

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Doleful

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Mournful.

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Glum

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Moody.

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Lament

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Deplore.

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Maudlin

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Weakly sentimental.

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Nostalgia

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Homesickness.

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Pathetic

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Arousing pity.

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Pensive

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Melancholy.

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Plight

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Unfortunate state.

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Poignant

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Piercing.

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Sullen

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Glum.

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Throes

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Anguish.

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Tribulation

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Suffering.

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Burly

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Husky.

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Buxom

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Plump and attractive.

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Cherubic

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Chubby and innocent-looking.

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Obese

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Extremely overweight.

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Pudgy

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Short and plump.

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Attenuate

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Weaken.

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Emaciated

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Unnaturally thin.

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Haggard

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Gaunt.

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Lank

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Lanky.

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Svelte

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Slender.

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Adulation

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Flattery.

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Blandishment

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Enticement.

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Cajole

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Coax.

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Curry Favor

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Seek to gain favor by flattery.

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Fulsome

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Repulsive.

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Ingratiate

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Work into favor.

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Lackey

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Toady.

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Obsequious

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Fawning.

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Sycophant

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Parasitic flatterer.

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Truckle

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Submit in a subservient manner to a superior.