LIST 1 Flashcards
Bliss
JOY
perfect happiness; great joy.
Blithe
JOY
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
Buoyant
JOY
cheerful and optimistic.
Complacent
JOY
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Convivial
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
“a convivial cocktail party”
(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.
Delectable
JOY
(of food or drink) delicious.
Ecstasy
JOY
an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Elated
JOY
ecstatically happy.
Frolicsome
JOY
lively and playful.
Gala
JOY
a social occasion with special entertainments or performances.
Jocund
JOY
cheerful and lighthearted.
Jubilation
JOY
a feeling of great happiness and triumph.
Rapture
JOY
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
Ascetic
SADNESS
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Chagrin
SADNESS
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Compunction
SADNESS
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
Contrite
SADNESS
feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.
Dejected
SADNESS
sad and depressed; dispirited.
Disconsolate
SADNESS
without consolation or comfort; unhappy.
(of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless.
Disgruntled
SADNESS
angry or dissatisfied.
Doleful
SADNESS
expressing sorrow; mournful.
Glum
SADNESS
looking or feeling dejected; morose.
Lamentable
SADNESS
(of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.
full of or expressing sorrow or grief.
Maudlin
SADNESS
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
Nostalgia
SADNESS
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
Pathetic
SADNESS
arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
miserably inadequate; of very low standard.
Pathos
SADNESS
a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
Pensive
SADNESS
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Plight
SADNESS
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Poignant
SADNESS
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Sullen
SADNESS
bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
Throes
SADNESS
intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
Tribulation
SADNESS
a state of great trouble or suffering.
Tribulation
SADNESS
a state of great trouble or suffering.
Burly
STOUTNESS
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
Buxom
STOUTNESS
(of a woman) plump, especially with large breasts.
Cherubic
STOUTNESS
having the childlike innocence or plump prettiness of a cherub.
Obese
STOUTNESS
very fat or overweight.
Pudgy
STOUTNESS
(of a person or part of their body) slightly fat.
Attenuate
THINNESS
reduce the force, effect, or value of.
Emaciated
THINNESS
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
Gaunt
THINNESS
(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.
Haggard
THINNESS
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
Lank
THINNESS
(of hair) long, limp, and straight.
Svelte
THINNESS
(of a person) slender and elegant.
Adulation
FLATTERY
obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.
Blandishment
FLATTERY
a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something.
Cajole
FLATTERY
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Curry Favor
FLATTERY
ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behavior.
Fulsome
FLATTERY
complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.
Ingratiate
FLATTERY
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
Lackey
FLATTERY
a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.
Obsequious
FLATTERY
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Obsequious
FLATTERY
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Sycophancy
FLATTERY
obsequious behavior toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
Truckle
FLATTERY
submit or behave obsequiously.
