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College Bound vocab. 2

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85793629blissperfect happiness
85793630blissfulvery happy
85793631blithe1.merry; joyous 2.heedless
85793632Buoykeep afloat; raise the spirits of; encourage
85793633Buoyant1.cheerful 2.able to float
85793634complacencyself-satisfaction; smugness
85793635complacenttoo pleased with oneself- often without awareness of possible dangers or defects; self-satisfied; smug
85793636convivialfond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable
85793637convivialitysociability
85793638delectablevery pleasing; delightful
85793639ecstasystate of overwhelming joy; rapture
85793640ecstaticin ecstasy; enraptured
85793641elatedin high spirits; joyful
85793642elationstate of being elated; euphoria
85793643frolicplay and run about happily; have fun; romp
85793644frolicsomefull of merriment; playful
85793645galacharacterized by festivity
85793646jocundmerry; cheerful; lighthearted
85793647jubilantshowing great joy; rejoicing; exultant
85793648jubilationrejoicing; exultation
85793649ascetic(adj.)shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere
85793650ascetic(n.)person who shuns pleasures and lives simply
85793651chagrinembarrassment; mortification; disappointed
85793652chagrinedashamed; mortified
85793653compunctionregret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple
85793654contriteshowing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful
85793655contritionrepentance; remorse; penitence
85793656dejectedsad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast
85793657dejectionlowness of spirits; sadness; depression
85793658disconsolatecheerless; inconsolable
85793659disgruntledin bad humor; displeased; discontented
85793660dolefulcausing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious
85793661glummoody; gloomy; dour
85793662lamentmourn; deplore
85793663lamentablepitiable rueful
85793664maudlinweakly sentimental and tearful
85793665nostalgia1.homesickness 2.yearning for the past
85793666nostalgichomesick
85793667patheticarousing pity
85793668pathosquality in events or in art (literature, music, etc.) that arouses our pity
85793669pensivethoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
85793670plightunfortunate state; predicament
85793671poignantpainfully touching; piercing
85793672sullenresentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy
85793673throesanguish; pangs
85793674tribulationsuffering; distress
85793675burlystrongly and heavily built; husky
85793676buxomplump and attractive
85793677cherubicchubby and innocent-looking; like a cherub (angel in the form of a child)
85793678obeseextremely overweight; corpulent; portly
85793679obesityexcessive body weight; corpulence
85793680pudgyshort and plump; chubby
85793681attenuatemake thin; weaken
85793682emaciatedmade unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness
85793683haggardcareworn; gaunt
85793684lanklean; ungracefully tall; lanky
85793685svelteslender; lithe
85793686adulationexcessive praise; flattery
85793687blandishmentword or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
85793688cajolepersuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax
85793689cajolerypersuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing
85793690curry favorseek to gain favor by flattering
85793691fulsomeoffensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
85793692ingratiatework (oneself) into favor
85793693lackeyfollower who carries out another's wishes like a servant; toady
85793694obsequiousshowing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
85793695sycophantparasitic flatterer; truckler
85793696trucklesubmit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make a doormat of oneself
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