Vocab G1&2 Flashcards
Acclaimed
praise enthusiastically and publicly
Admire
regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval
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:
Auspicious
conducive to success; favorable:
Compassion
sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others:
Benevolent
well meaning and kindly:
Congenial
(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own:
Contented
happy and at ease:
Cordially
in a warm and friendly way:
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. The opposite of dysphemism.
Esteem
respect and admiration, typically for a person:
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:
Exquisite
extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate:
Flatter
lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), especially to further one’s own interests:
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:
Jubilant
feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
Laudatory
(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation:
Optimistic
hopeful and confident about the future:
Revere
feel deep respect or admiration for (something):
Veneration
great respect; reverence:
GROUP 2
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:
Anguish
severe mental or physical pain or suffering:
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
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease:
Deficient
not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient:
Dejection
a sad and depressed state; low spirits:
Desolate
(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness:
Despair
the complete loss or absence of hope:
Detrimental
tending to cause harm:
Disgraced
having fallen from favor or a position of power or honor; discredited:
Dismayed
cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress:
Dread
anticipate with great apprehension or fear:
Elegy
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead:
Hardship
severe suffering or privation:
Lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow:
Misery
a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body:
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered:
Noxious
harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant:
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious:
Pessimistic
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen:
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
feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep:
