VOCAB Flashcards
Acclaimed
publicly praised; celebrated.
Admire
regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval.
look at with pleasure.
Altruism
the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
Ameliorate
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Amiable
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Aspiration
a hope or ambition of achieving something.
Assured
confident.
Auspiscious
conducive to success; favorable.
Benevolent
well meaning and kindly.
serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.
Compassion
sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
Congenial
(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own.
Cordially
in a warm and friendly way.
with intense feeling.
Contented
happy and at ease.
willing to accept something; satisfied.
Eager
(of a person) wanting to do or have something very much.
Elegant
pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Euphemism
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Esteem
respect and admiration, typically for a person.
respect and admire
Exalt
hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
Exhilarating
making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
Flatter
lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), especially to further one’s own interests.
make (someone) feel honored and pleased.
Exquisite
extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
Genial
friendly and cheerful.
Generous
(of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected.
showing kindness toward others.
Jubilant
Very happy, exhilarated, elated
Laudatory
(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation.
Optimistic
Feel upbeat about the upcoming task
Revere
Respect and admire
Veneration
great respect; reverence.
DOOM AND GLOOM
DOOM AND GLOOM
Ail
trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.
Alarmed
frightened or concerned that one may be in danger or that something undesirable will happen.
Anxious
experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Bemoan
express discontent or sorrow over (something).
Betray
expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
Decline
Turn down. Refuse
Deficient
not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.
Dejection
lowness of spirits, discouraged
Desolate
(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.
Despair
Extreme sense of sadness and hopelessness
Detrimental
Harms a lot to something or someone eg. detrimental to the enviroment
Disgraced
having fallen from favor or a position of power or honor; discredited.
Dismayed
cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.
Dread
great fear or apprehension.
Elegy
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Hardship
A task or challenge that is hard to overcome
Lament
To mourn. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
Misery
A feeling of extreme sadness and hopelessness.
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered.
Noxious
physically harmful or destructive to living beings
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Pessimistic
Opposite of optimistic. Negative toward anything that comes in his/her way.
Reluctant
unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Rue
bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).
Sinister
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
Tragedy
an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
Weary
tired
