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AP English Vocabulary 2

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210773472blissperfect happiness
210773473blissfulvery happy
210773474blithe1. merry; joyous 2. heedless
210773475buoykeep afloat; raise the spirits of; encourage
210773476buoyant1. cheerful 2. able to float
210773477complacencyself-satisfaction; smugness
210773478complacenttoo pleased with oneself-- often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug
210773479convivialfond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
210773480convivialitysociability
210773481delectablevery pleasing; delightful
210773482ecstasystate of overwhelming joy; rapture
210773483ecstaticin ecstasy; enraptured
210773484elatedin high spirits; joyful
210773485elationstate of being elated; euphoria
210773486frolicplay and run about happily; have fun; romp
210773487frolicsomefull of merriment; playful
210773488ascetic (adj)shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere
210773489ascetic (n)person who shuns pleasures and lives simply
210773490chagrinembarrassment; mortification; disappointment
210773491chagrinedashamed; mortified
210773492compunctionregret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple
210773493contriteshowing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repent; remorseful
210773494contritionrepentance; remorse; penitence
210773495dejectedsad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast
210773496dejectionlowness of spirits; sadness; depression
210773497disconsolatecheerless; inconsolable
210773498disgruntledin bad humor; displeased; discontented
210773499dolefulcausing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious
210773500glummoody; gloomy; dour
210773501lamentmourn; deplore
210773502lamentablepitiable; rueful
210773503maudlinweakly sentimental and tearful
210773504nostalgia1. homesickness 2. yearning for the past
210773505nostalgichomesick
210773506patheticarousing pity
210773507pathosquality in events or in art (literature, music, etc.) that arouses our pity
210773508pensivethoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
210773509plightunfortunate state; predicament
210773510poignantpainfully touching; piercing
210773511sullenresentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy
210773512throesanguish; pangs
210773513tribulationsuffering; distress
210773514burlystrongly and heavily built; husky (ant. Lank)
210773515buxomplump and attractive
210773516cherubicchubby and innocent-looking; like a cherub
210773517obeseextremely overweight; corpulent; portly (ant. Skinny)
210773518obesityexcessive body weight; corpulence
210773519pudgyshort and plump; chubby
210773520attentuatemake thin; weaken
210773521emaciatedmade unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness (ant. Fleshy)
210773522haggardcareworn; gaunt
210773523lanklean; ungracefully tall; lanky (ant. Burly)
210773524svelteslender, lithe
210773525adulationexcessive praise; flattery
210773526blandishmentword or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
210773527cajolepersuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
210773528cajolerypersuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing
210773529curry favorseek to gain favor by flattery
210773530fulsomeoffensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
210773531ingratiatework (oneself) into favor
210773532lackeyfollower who carries out another's wishes like a servant; toady
210773533obsequiousshowing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
210773534sycophantparasitic flatter; truckler
210773535trucklesubmit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make of a doormat of oneself

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