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LIST 1 Flashcards

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Bliss

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JOY
perfect happiness; great joy.

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Blithe

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JOY
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

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Buoyant

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JOY
cheerful and optimistic.

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Complacent

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JOY
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

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Convivial

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(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
“a convivial cocktail party”
(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.

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Delectable

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JOY
(of food or drink) delicious.

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Ecstasy

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JOY
an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.

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Elated

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JOY
ecstatically happy.

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Frolicsome

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JOY
lively and playful.

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Gala

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JOY
a social occasion with special entertainments or performances.

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Jocund

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JOY
cheerful and lighthearted.

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Jubilation

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JOY
a feeling of great happiness and triumph.

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Rapture

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JOY
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.

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Ascetic

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SADNESS
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

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Chagrin

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SADNESS
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.

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Compunction

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SADNESS
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

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Contrite

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SADNESS
feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

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Dejected

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SADNESS
sad and depressed; dispirited.

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Disconsolate

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SADNESS
without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

(of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless.

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Disgruntled

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SADNESS
angry or dissatisfied.

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Doleful

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SADNESS
expressing sorrow; mournful.

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Glum

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SADNESS
looking or feeling dejected; morose.

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Lamentable

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SADNESS
(of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.

full of or expressing sorrow or grief.

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Maudlin

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SADNESS
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

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Nostalgia

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SADNESS
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

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Pathetic

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SADNESS
arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.

miserably inadequate; of very low standard.

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Pathos

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SADNESS
a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

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Pensive

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SADNESS
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

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Plight

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SADNESS
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

30
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Poignant

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SADNESS
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

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Sullen

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SADNESS
bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.

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Throes

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SADNESS
intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.

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Tribulation

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SADNESS
a state of great trouble or suffering.

34
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Tribulation

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SADNESS
a state of great trouble or suffering.

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Burly

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STOUTNESS
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built.

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Buxom

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STOUTNESS
(of a woman) plump, especially with large breasts.

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Cherubic

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STOUTNESS
having the childlike innocence or plump prettiness of a cherub.

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Obese

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STOUTNESS
very fat or overweight.

39
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Pudgy

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STOUTNESS
(of a person or part of their body) slightly fat.

40
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Attenuate

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THINNESS
reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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Emaciated

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THINNESS
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

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Gaunt

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THINNESS
(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

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Haggard

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THINNESS
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

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Lank

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THINNESS
(of hair) long, limp, and straight.

45
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Svelte

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THINNESS
(of a person) slender and elegant.

46
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Adulation

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FLATTERY
obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

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Blandishment

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FLATTERY
a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something.

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Cajole

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FLATTERY
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

49
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Curry Favor

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FLATTERY
ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behavior.

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Fulsome

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FLATTERY
complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.

51
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Ingratiate

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FLATTERY
bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

52
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Lackey

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FLATTERY
a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

53
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Obsequious

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FLATTERY
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

54
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Obsequious

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FLATTERY
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

55
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Sycophancy

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FLATTERY
obsequious behavior toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

56
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Truckle

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FLATTERY
submit or behave obsequiously.

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