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Vocab 3.1-3.5 Flashcards

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bliss
blissful

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Joy, Pleasure

perfect happiness
ex. the young movie star could conceive of no greater bliss
than winning an Oscar

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blithe

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Joy, Pleasure

merry, joyous

ex. our friends’ blithe looks signaled that the final had been
easy
heedless

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buoy
buoyant

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Joy, Pleasure

Keep afloat, raise the spirits of, cheerful

ex. your encouragement buoyed us and gave us hope

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complacency
complacent

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Joy, Pleasure

self-satisfaction, smugness
ex. do not be too pleased with yourself, complacency is
dangerous

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convivial
conviviality

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Joy, Pleasure

fond of eating and drinking with friends, sociable

ex. our convivial host hates to dine alone

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delectable

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Joy, Pleasure

very pleasing, delightful (usually used with food).

ex. the food was delectable, we enjoyed every morsel

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ecstasy
ecstatic

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Joy, Pleasure

overwhelming joy

ex. if we win tomorrow, there will be ecstasy, if we lose,
gloom

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elated
elation

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Joy, Pleasure

in high spirits, joyful

ex. except for my sister, who misses the old neighborhood,
the family is elated with out new living quarters

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frolic
frolicsom

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Joy, Pleasure

play and run about happily, playful

ex. very young children need a safe place to frolic

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gala

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Joy, Pleasure

characterized by festivity
ex. the annual mardi gras in new orleans is a gala carnival
of parades and merriment

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jocund

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Joy, Pleasure

merry, cheerful, lighthearted

ex. our neighbor is a jocund fellow who tells amusing
anecdotes

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jubilant
jubilation

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Joy, Pleasure

rejoicing, celebrating

ex. the defendant’s friends are jubilant over her acquittal

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ascetic

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Sadness

strict with oneself, lives simply, self-denying.

ex. the ascetic Puritans rigidly suppressed many forms of
recreation

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chagrin
chagrined

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Sadness

embarrassment, disappointment

ex. imagine my chagrin when i wasn’t invited to the party

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compunction

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Sadness

regret, remorse

ex. we had no compunction about turning in the old car
because it had become undependable

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contrite
contrition

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Sadness

deep regret, remorseful, asking for forgiveness

ex. believing the young offender to be contrite, the dean
decided to give him another chance

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dejected
dejection

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Sadness

sad, depressed

ex. we are elated when our team wins, but dejected when
it loses

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disconsolate

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Sadness

inconsolable (so upset that no one can comfort them).

ex. the mother could not stop her disconsolate son from
sobbing over the loss of his dog

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Disgruntled

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Sadness

Displeased & resentful

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Doleful

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Causing sadness

The refugee told a doleful story of hunger and persecution.

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Glum

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Sadness

Moody, gloomy

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lament

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Sadness

mourn, think about a lot with sadness.

I sometimes lament the loss of my uncle.

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lamentable

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Sadness

awful, deplorable, lousy

The refugee from latin America described the lamentable hardships of the journey from Venezuela to America.

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maudlin

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Sadness

sadly sentimental and tearful.

25
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nostalgia
nostalgic

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Sadness

homesick

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pathetic

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Sadness

pitiful, sad

27
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pathos

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Sadness

a picture, music, book, etc. that arouses pity.

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pensive

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Sadness

thoughtful in a sad way. reflective,

29
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plight

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Sadness

unfortunate situation or predicament

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poignant

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Sadness

painfully touching, heartbreaking

31
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sullen

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Sadness

silently resentful.

32
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throes

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Sadness

pain, anguish

33
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tribulation

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Sadness

suffering, misery, misfortune.

34
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burly

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Stoutness

strong and heavy

35
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buxom

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Stoutness

plump and attractive

36
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cherubic

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Stoutness

chubby and innocent looking

37
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obese
obesity

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Stoutness

extremely fat

38
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pudgy

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Stoutness

shorty and chubby

39
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attenuate

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Thinness

to make thin over time; to weaken

40
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emaciated

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Thinness

unnaturally thin because of starvation

41
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haggard

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Thinness

tired, drained,

42
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lank

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Thinness

lean, tall and ungraceful

43
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svelte

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Thinness

slender and graceful (or lithe)

44
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adulation

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Flattery

excessive praise; flattery

Your boss can distinguish from sincere praise and adulation.

45
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Blandishment

A

Flattery

Word or act of mild flattery

My blandishment to get Mrs. Robertson to like me went unnoticed.

46
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Cajole
Cajolery

A

Flattery

Persuade by sucking up.

I tried to cajole my mom by telling her how much I loved her so I didn’t have to clean out the dishwasher, but it it didn’t work.

47
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Curry favor

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Flattery

To try to gain someone to like you or support you by sucking up.

I tried to curry favor with Kayla’s dad by talking football with him in hopes he would like me.

48
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Fulsome

A

Flattery

Insincere praise

I tried using fulsome flattery by showering Mrs. Robertson with praise in hopes she would like me and give me a better grade.

49
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Ingratiate

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Flattery

Work hard to get someone to like you.

I’ve been going into my biology teachers class early in an attempt to ingratiate myself with my teacher.

50
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Lackey

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Flattery

A follower, someone who carriers out another’s wishes like a servant.

Donald Trump can never get honest feedback from the lackeys he surrounds himself with.

51
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Obsequious

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Flattery

Excessive willingness to serve.

The waiters came over quickly with obsequious smiles on their face and ready to serve.

52
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Sycophant

A

Flattery

Someone who praises powerful and rich people regardless of the powerful persons actions.

The CEO of Facebook tries hard to not surround himself with sycophants.

53
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Truckle

A

Flattery

To submit as a servant to someone with more power.

Some employees get promoted by trickling their supervisors.

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