May 19th Flashcards
being anonymous; no one knows who you are
anonymity (NOUN) (EX: The celebrity preferred anonymity rather than having photographers always taking pictures of her.)
wasting away physically; weak; feeble; too thin; unhealthy looking
emaciated (ADJECTIVE) (EX: Some of the Pilgrims looked emaciated after being at sea for months with very little food.)
even-tempered; not easily upset; emotionally balanced
equanimity (ADJECTIVE) (EX: The girl showed her equanimity to all of her friends by never getting angry or upset.)
to feel confused or upset
disconcerted (ADJECTIVE) (EX: We felt very disconcerted upon hearing the news that our dog ran away because we have a fenced around our backyard.)
to do something on purpose
deliberately (ADVERB) (Ex: We deliberately made too much food for dinner so that we would have leftovers the next night.)