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College Bound Vocab Test 2 - AP English

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211997605blissperfect happiness
211997606blissfulvery happy
211997607blithemerry; joyous; heedless
211997608buoykeep afloat; raise the spirits of; encourage
211997609buoyantcheerful
211997610complacencyself-satisfaction; smugness
211997611complacenttoo please with oneself -often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug
211997612convivialfond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
211997613convivialitysociability
211997614delectablevery pleasing; delightful
211997615ecstasystate of overwhelming joy; rapture
211997616ecstaticin ecstasy; enraptured
211997617elatedin high spirits; joyful
211997618elationstate of being elated; euphoria
211997619frolicplay and run about happily; have fun; romp
211997620frolicsomefull of merriment; playful
211997621galacharacterized by festivity
211997622jocundmerry; cheerful; lighthearted
211997623jubilantshowing great joy; rejoicing; exultant
211997624jubilationrejoicing; exultation
212109340asceticshunning pleasures; self-denying
212109341asceticperson who shuns pleasures and lives simply
212109342chagrinembarrassment; mortification; disappointment
212109343chagrinedashamed; mortified
212109344compunctionregret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple
212109345contriteshowing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful
212109346contritionrepentance; remore; penitence
212109347dejectedsad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast
212109348dejectionlowness of spirits; sadness; depression
212109349disconsolatecheerless; inconsolable
212109350disgruntledin bad humor; displeased; discontented
212109351dolefulcausing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious
212109352glummoody; gloomy; dour
212109353lamentmourn; deplore
212109354lamentablepitiable; rueful
212109355maudlinweakly sentimental and tearful
212109356nostalgiahomesickness; yearning for the past
212109357nostalgichomesick
212109358patheticarousing pity
212109359pathosquality in events or in art (literature, music, etc...) that arouses our pity
212109360pensivethoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
212109361plightunfortunate state; predicament
212109362poignantpainfully touching; piercing
212109363sullenresentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy
212109364throesanguish; pangs
212109365tribulationsuffering; distress
212998330burlystrongly and heavily built; husky
212998331buxomplump & attractive
212998332cherubicchubby and innocent-looking
212998333obeseextremely overweight; corpulent
212998334obesityexcessive body weight; corpulence
212998335pudgyshort and plump; chubby
212998336attenuatemake thin; weaken
212998337emaciatedmade unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness
212998338haggardcareworn; gaunt
212998339lanklean; ungracefully tall
212998340svelteslender; lithe
213047544adulationexcessive praise; flattery
213047545blandishmentword or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
213047546cajolepersuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
213047547cajolerypersuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing
213047548curryseek to gain favor by flattery
213047549fulsomeoffensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
213047550ingratiatework (oneself) into favor
213047551lackeyfollower who carries out another's wishes like a servant; toady
213047552obsequiousshowing excessive willingness to serve, subservient; fawning
213047553sycophantparasitic flatterer; truckler
213047554trucklesubmit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make a doormat of oneself

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