Vocab 3.1-3.5

Question 1

bliss
blissful

Answer 1

Joy, Pleasure

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

Question 2

blithe

Answer 2

Joy, Pleasure

merry, joyous

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

Question 3

buoy
buoyant

Answer 3

Joy, Pleasure

Keep afloat, raise the spirits of, cheerful

ex. your encouragement buoyed us and gave us hope

Question 4

complacency
complacent

Answer 4

Joy, Pleasure

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

Question 5

convivial
conviviality

Answer 5

Joy, Pleasure

fond of eating and drinking with friends, sociable

ex. our convivial host hates to dine alone

Question 6

delectable

Answer 6

Joy, Pleasure

very pleasing, delightful (usually used with food).

ex. the food was delectable, we enjoyed every morsel

Question 7

ecstasy
ecstatic

Answer 7

Joy, Pleasure

overwhelming joy

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

Question 8

elated
elation

Answer 8

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

Question 9

frolic
frolicsom

Answer 9

Joy, Pleasure

play and run about happily, playful

ex. very young children need a safe place to frolic

Question 10

gala

Answer 10

Joy, Pleasure

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

Question 11

jocund

Answer 11

Joy, Pleasure

merry, cheerful, lighthearted

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

Question 12

jubilant
jubilation

Answer 12

Joy, Pleasure

rejoicing, celebrating

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

Question 13

ascetic

Answer 13

Sadness

strict with oneself, lives simply, self-denying.

ex. the ascetic Puritans rigidly suppressed many forms of
recreation

Question 14

chagrin
chagrined

Answer 14

Sadness

embarrassment, disappointment

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

Question 15

compunction

Answer 15

Sadness

regret, remorse

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

Question 16

contrite
contrition

Answer 16

Sadness

deep regret, remorseful, asking for forgiveness

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

Question 17

dejected
dejection

Answer 17

Sadness

sad, depressed

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

Question 18

disconsolate

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Disgruntled

Answer 19

Sadness

Displeased & resentful

Question 20

Doleful

Answer 20

Causing sadness

The refugee told a doleful story of hunger and persecution.

Question 21

Glum

Answer 21

Sadness

Moody, gloomy

Question 22

lament

Answer 22

Sadness

mourn, think about a lot with sadness.

I sometimes lament the loss of my uncle.

Question 23

lamentable

Answer 23

Sadness

awful, deplorable, lousy

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

Question 24

maudlin

Answer 24

Sadness

sadly sentimental and tearful.

Question 25

nostalgia nostalgic

Answer 25

Sadness homesick

Question 26

pathetic

Answer 26

Sadness pitiful, sad

Question 27

pathos

Answer 27

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

Question 28

pensive

Answer 28

Sadness thoughtful in a sad way. reflective,

Question 29

plight

Answer 29

Sadness unfortunate situation or predicament

Question 30

poignant

Answer 30

Sadness painfully touching, heartbreaking

Question 31

sullen

Answer 31

Sadness silently resentful.

Question 32

throes

Answer 32

Sadness pain, anguish

Question 33

tribulation

Answer 33

Sadness suffering, misery, misfortune.

Question 34

burly

Answer 34

Stoutness strong and heavy

Question 35

buxom

Answer 35

Stoutness plump and attractive

Question 36

cherubic

Answer 36

Stoutness chubby and innocent looking

Question 37

obese obesity

Answer 37

Stoutness extremely fat

Question 38

pudgy

Answer 38

Stoutness shorty and chubby

Question 39

attenuate

Answer 39

Thinness to make thin over time; to weaken

Question 40

emaciated

Answer 40

Thinness unnaturally thin because of starvation

Question 41

haggard

Answer 41

Thinness tired, drained,

Question 42

lank

Answer 42

Thinness lean, tall and ungraceful

Question 43

svelte

Answer 43

Thinness slender and graceful (or lithe)

Question 44

adulation

Answer 44

Flattery excessive praise; flattery Your boss can distinguish from sincere praise and adulation.

Question 45

Blandishment

Answer 45

Flattery Word or act of mild flattery My blandishment to get Mrs. Robertson to like me went unnoticed.

Question 46

Cajole Cajolery

Answer 46

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.

Question 47

Curry favor

Answer 47

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.

Question 48

Fulsome

Answer 48

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.

Question 49

Ingratiate

Answer 49

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.

Question 50

Lackey

Answer 50

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.

Question 51

Obsequious

Answer 51

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

Question 52

Sycophant

Answer 52

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.

Question 53

Truckle

Answer 53

Flattery To submit as a servant to someone with more power. Some employees get promoted by trickling their supervisors.