Week 11 Flashcards
despondent
adj. feeling profound gloom; depressed
chagrin
v. to embarass and ennoy; mortify
doldrums
n a dull listless, depressed mood; low spirits
crestfallen
adj. dejected, pessimistic or dishartened
morose
adj. gloomy or ill-humored, as in a person or a mood
maudlin
adj. foolishly sentimental; overly emotional
apathetic
adj. lacking feelings; showing little or no emotions
empathy
n. feeling the same emotion as someone else
antipathy
n. a feeling of intense dislike or hatred
symapthy
n. understanding and/or supporting the same emotion as someone
nonchalant
adj. cooly unconcerned, indifferent or unexcited; casual
chide
v. to express disapproval of; scold
dissemble
v. to give false or misleading appeareance to; conceal the truth
peremptory
adj. leaving no opportunity for debate or denial, decisive