Vocab List 1 Definitions Flashcards
Animated
full of life and excitment
Whimsical
playfully quaint or fanciful
Wretched
misery or sorrow
Dispassionate
devoid of personal feeling or bias
Ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something
Gullible
easily deceived or cheated
Befuddled
confused or muddled
Apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion
Fuming
feel or express great anger
Earnest
serious and sincere
Contemptuous
showing contempt or disdain
Pretentious
making an exaggerated outward show
Indignant
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Placating
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
Pompous
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: