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C.P. English
vocab day 12
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09/28/2005

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lethargy
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state of apathy or indifference
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benevolence
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desire for the welfare of others; charitableness
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nostalgia
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severe homesickness; longing for the pleasant past
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satiated
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filled beyond natural desire; glutted
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frustration
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failure or inability to attain something desired
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weltschmerz
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literally, world pain, sadness from a gloomy world philosphy
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antipathy
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an instinctive feeling of aversion or dislike
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compunction
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self-reproach for wrongdoing ; slight regret
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enervated
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deprived of physical, nervous, and emotional energy
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ennui
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a feeling of listless weariness resulting from satiety, boredom, or inactivity
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vicariously
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manner of experiencing something indirectly instead of directly
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misanthrope
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a hater of mankind
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misogynist
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a hater of women
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vindictive
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disposed to revenge; retaliatory
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supercilious
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lofty with pride; haughtily contemptuous
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