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Vocabulary 3
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12th Grade
10/09/2006

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bliss (n)
Definition
perfect happiness
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blissful (adj)
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very happy
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blithe(adj0
Definition
1.merry; joyous
2.heedless
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buoy(v)
Definition
keep afloat; raise the spirits of; encourage
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buoyant(adj)
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1.cheerful
2.able to float
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complacency(n)
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self-satisfaction; smugness
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complacent(adj)
Definition
too pleased with oneself-often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug
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convivial(adj)
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1.fond of eating and drinking with friends
2.sociable
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conviviality(n)
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sociability
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delectable(adj)
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very pleasing; delightful
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ecstasy(n)
Definition
state of overwhelming joy; rapture
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ecstatic(adj)
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in ecstacy; enraptured
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elated(adj)
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in high spirits; joyful
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elation(n)
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state of being elated; euphoria
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frolic(v)
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play and run about happily; have fun; romp
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frolicsome(adj)
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full or merriment; playful
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gala(adj)
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characterized by festivity
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jocund(adj)
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merry; cheerful
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jubilant(adj)
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showing great joy; rejoicing; exultant
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jubilation(n)
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rejoicing; exulation
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ascetic(adj)
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shunning pleasures; self-denying
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ascetic(n)
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person who shuns pleasures and lives simply
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chagrin(n)
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embarrassment; mortification; disappointment
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chagrined(adj)
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ashamed; mortified
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compunction(n)
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regret; remorse; misgiving; qualm
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contrite(adj)
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showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant
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contrition(n)
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repentance
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dejected(adj)
Definition
sad; in low spirits; depressed
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dejection(n)
Definition
lowness of spirits; sadness; depression
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disconsolate(adj)
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cheerless; incomsolable
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disgruntled(adj)
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in bad humor; displeased; discontented
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doleful(adj)
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causing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous
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glum(adj)
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moody; gloomy; dour
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lament(v)
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mourn; deplore
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lamentable(adj)
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pitiable; rueful
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maudlin(adj)
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weakly sentimental and tearful
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nostalgia(n)
Definition
1.homesickness
2.yearning for the past
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pathetic(adj)
Definition
arousing pity
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pathos(n)
Definition
quality in events or in art(literature, music, etc.)that arouses our pity
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pensive(adj)
Definition
thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
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plight(n)
Definition
unfortunate state; predicament
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poignant(adj)
Definition
painfullly touching; piercing
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sullen(adj)
Definition
resentfully sitent; glum; morose; gloomy
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throes(n pl)
Definition
anguish; pangs
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tribulation(n)
Definition
suffering; distress
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burly(adj)
Definition
strongly and heavily built; husky (ant. lank)
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buxom(adj)
Definition
plum and attractive
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cherubic(adj)
Definition
chubby and inncocent-looking; like a cherub (angel in the form of a child)
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obese(adj)
Definition
extremely overweight; corpulent; portly (ant. skinny)
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obesity(n)
Definition
excessive body weight; corpulence
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pudgy(adj)
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short and plump; chubby
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attenuate(v)
Definition
make thin, weaken
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emaciated(adj)
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made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness (ant. fleshy)
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haggard(adj)
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careworn; gaunt
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lank(adj)
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lean; ungracefully tall; lanky (ant. burly)
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svelte(adj)
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slender; lithe
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adulation(n)
Definition
excessive praise; flattery
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blandishment(n)
Definition
word or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
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cajole(v)
Definition
persuade by pleasent words; wheedle; coax
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cajolery(n)
Definition
persuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing
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curry(v) favor(n)
Definition
seek to gain favor by flattery
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fulsome(adj)
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offensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
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ingratiate(v)
Definition
work (oneself) into favor
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lackey(n)
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follower who carries out another's wishes like a servant; toady
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obsequious(adj)
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showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
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sycophant(n)
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parasitic flatterer; truckler
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nostalgic(adj)
Definition
homesick
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truckle(n)
Definition
submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make a doormate of oneself
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