Vocab unit 3

Question 1

braggadocio

Answer 1

empty boasting or bragging

Question 2

C’est la vie

Answer 2

such is life; thats how things happen; it is what it is

Question 3

chutzpah

Answer 3

supreme self confidence; cocky

Question 4

Joie de vivre

Answer 4

carefree enjoyment of life

Question 5

Verklempt

Answer 5

Overcome with emotion

Question 6

capricious

Answer 6

changing suddenly in mood or behavior; unpredictable

Question 7

cavalier

Answer 7

marked by offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters; to causal about it ; ruse

Question 8

conciliatory

Answer 8

intending to pacify or smooth over conflict

Question 9

copacetic

Answer 9

Fine; completely satisfactory

Question 10

crestfallen

Answer 10

crushed; deeply and painfully disappointed.

Question 11

despondent

Answer 11

feeling profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom.

Question 12

disconcerting

Answer 12

unsettling or upsetting

Question 13

disingeneous

Answer 13

insincere

Question 14

fraught

Answer 14

full off; (with)

Question 15

gregarious

Answer 15

sociable; fond of the company of others

Question 16

jocular

Answer 16

given to joking, habitually jolly

Question 17

petulant

Answer 17

showing sudden, impatient, irritation, especially over trifling annoyance.

Question 18

sanguine

Answer 18

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful or confident

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

lively in temperament, or spirit

Question 20

schadenfreude

Answer 20

enjoyment obtained from the trouble of others.