Feelings 1

Question 1

abandoned

Answer 1

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

Adopted children must face issues of abandonment as they grow older.

Question 2

accepted

Answer 2

generally approved or compelling recognition

He has been a wonderful guy from the start and has always accepted my oldest, even though he is not his biological father.

Question 3

aggressive

Answer 3

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

But Bowser could appoint new and aggressive leaders in other city agencies, where Gray’s appointees have tended to be more cautious.

Question 4

alienated

Answer 4

socially disoriented

The more vigilant Allen was, the more resentful and alienated Nicholas became, and the worse things got.

Question 5

amazed

Answer 5

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise

White was amazed when around 500 people showed up.

Question 6

amused

Answer 6

pleasantly occupied

“I can tell you, he’s keeping his doctors amused.

Question 7

anxious

Answer 7

causing or fraught with or showing nervousness

When rumors have circulated that officers were about to clear the site, Chan has sought to calm anxious protesters.

Question 8

apathetic

Answer 8

showing little or no emotion or animation

“And some people are able to inspire otherwise apathetic young people to vote.”

Question 9

ashamed

Answer 9

feeling guilt or embarrassment or remorse

Then, ashamed and embarrassed, he disappeared under a duvet and grieved.

Question 10

astonished

Answer 10

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming
surprise

“Oh my God,” he sputters, clearly astonished by the claim.

Question 11

aversion

Answer 11

a feeling of intense dislike

One awareness patient, formerly a jazz aficionado, developed a bizarre aversion to the style after an awareness experience.

Question 12

avoidance

Answer 12

the act of deliberately preventing or keeping away
from

A small percentage use it for avoidance, to create a distraction, and an even smaller percentage use it to get attention.

Question 13

awed

Answer 13

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

Who can forget being awed by the choreographed treadmill dance from “Here We Go Again”?

Question 14

awful

Answer 14

exceptionally bad or displeasing

Well, it’s ugly, it’s awful, but at least it’s official.

Question 15

bored

Answer 15

tired of the world

But she is too bored and depressed to sleep.

Question 16

confident

Answer 16

having or marked by assurance

And Pierce, confident as ever, will not hesitate to shoot.

Question 17

confused

Answer 17

unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

Question 18

courageous

Answer 18

able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

Question 19

critical

Answer 19

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to flaws

Try not to be too critical when assessing students’ first drafts, but do focus on key places where they can improve.

Question 20

depressed

Answer 20

filled with melancholy and despondency

Question 21

despair

Answer 21

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

Question 22

detestable

Answer 22

offensive to the mind

Instead of making him more likable, it made him more detestable and he ended up becoming passive-aggressive.

Question 23

devastate

Answer 23

destroy or ruin

overwhelm or overpowering shock or grief

In the aftermath of the quake, ordinary Italians were devastated and outraged.

Question 24

disappointed

Answer 24

sadly unsuccessful

One mother, Koh Young-hee, said she was deeply disappointed and furious because she had hoped that all of the defendants would be sentenced to death.

Question 25

disapproving

Answer 25

expressing or manifesting disapproval

Orton was sitting at a table with friends beside a “rather stuffy American tourist and his disapproving wife.