Flabby/Funny Words Flashcards
ennui
boredom or listlessness
inertia
a lack of motivation or an inability to change or to act
phlegmatic
a person who is slow to act and slow to get angry
feckless
lacking vitality and energy, or someone who fails to think about how their actions affect others
torpid
having no energy
lassitude
emotional fatigue or a dreamy, lazy mood
jaded
world-weariness coming from overfamiliarity or overindulgence in something originally pleasant
doldrums
feeling purposeless, without energy
stagnant
the absence of vitality
tepid
lukewarm, neither hot nor cold and it negatively describes a so-so attitude
risible
relating to laughter mostly used to describe a situation that will likely provoke laughter or a person feeling inclined to laugh
Rabelaisian
a satirical humor of a broad and earthy variety
sardonic
a humor that is cynical or scornfully mocking
buffoon
a person who enjoys clowning or joking around, or one whose normal behavior is perceived as ridiculous
cachinnation
a loud or convulsive kind of laughter