UMAT Vocab

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Sympathetic

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Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action

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Nonchalant

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Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed

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Exuberant

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Full of energy, excitement and cheerfulness

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Scornful

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Feeling or expressing contempt or derision

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Indifferent

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Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

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Reticence

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Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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Begrudgingly

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In a manner that is envious or reluctant

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Fleeting

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Lasting for a very short time

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Bereft

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Deprived of or lacking

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Perturbed

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Anxious or unsettled; upset

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Reverence

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Deep respect for something or someone

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Shrewd

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Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute

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Patronising

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Treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Overbearing

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Unpleasantly overpowering

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Frivolity

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Lack of seriousness; light-heartedness

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Naive

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Showing lack of experience, wisdom or judgement

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Conviviality

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The quality of being friendly and lively

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Tenacity

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The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip

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Incoherence

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Lack of cohesion or clarity or organisation

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Tacit

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Understood or implied without being stated

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Elated

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Make ecstatically happy

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Docile

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Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

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Candour

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Quality of being open and honest; frankness

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Unperturbed

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Not of concern

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Listless

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Lacking energy or enthusiasm

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Technicolor

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Vividly noticeable

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Blithe

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Showing a causal and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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Ostentatious

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Designed to impress

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Predilection

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A bias in favour of something

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Pecuniary

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Relating to money

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Ambivalence

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Mixed or contradictory feelings

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Unwarranted

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Not justified

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Diffidence

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Modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self confidence

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Unabashed

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Not embarrassed or ashamed

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Apprehensive

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Anxious that something bad will happen

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Treble

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Consisting of three parts

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Resolute

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Admirable purposeful and determined

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Stoic

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A person who can ensure pain without showing it

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase

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Morose

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Ill-tempered and sullen

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Vestige

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Remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

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Callous

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Insensitive and cruel regard to others

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Indignant

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anger/annoyance from unfair treatment

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chastise

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rebuke/reprimand severaly

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pensive

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to think deeply and thoughtfully

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vexed

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annoyed frustrated worried

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dubious

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hesitating/doubting

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approbation

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approval/praise

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paternalism

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control freedom and responsibility

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apathy

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lank of interest concern enthusiasm

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placate

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make someone less angry or hostile

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retort

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sharp angry witty response

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blase

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indifferent because already experienced it

Question 56

loathing

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hatred