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The Abbey (7)
"The Abbey" by Chris Culver_vocab for learners of English - feelings, emotions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| puzzled ----- Puzzled, I scanned through the notes that accompanied the photographs until I found the appropriate one. | unable to understand sth or the reason for sth |
| startle ----- My desk phone rang, startling me. | to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them |
| anguish ----- Robbie’s voice was so soft that even that short answer seemed labored. I shifted, unsure what to make of his apparent anguish. | [uncountable, formal] severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness |
| sympathetically ----- More than that, she listened sympathetically to Robbie’s answers. If I didn’t know her better, I would have thought she actually cared about him. | sympathetic - kind to sb who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems |
| disheartening ----- That was disheartening. Our drug dogs were pretty good. | dishearten - to make sb lose hope or confidence |
| delight ----- She squealed in delight and ran back to the kitchen screaming, “Baba’s up. Baba’s up.” | [uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure |
| upset ----- By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Rachel Haddad, and I know some of you are probably pretty upset. | [not before noun] unhappy or disappointed because of sth unpleasant that has happened |
| incredulity ----- “What was she on?” I asked, hoping my incredulity didn’t show through my voice. | the quality or state of being incredulous (= not willing or not able to believe sth) ----- 16th cent.: from Latin incredulus (from in- ‘not’ + credulus ‘believing, trusting’, from credere ‘believe’) + -ous. |
| uneasy ----- He shifted his weight from foot to foot and looked uneasy. In the past, James had always been forthcoming with what he knew, and if he didn’t know something, he could almost always find out. Something had him spooked. | feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that sth bad or unpleasant may happen |
| relieved ----- “No, I’m home for the day. We closed some cases, so I’m taking a few days off.” She smiled and looked genuinely relieved. | feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this |
| visceral ----- Visceral, raw anger spread through me, crowding out everything else I felt. | [literary] visceral beliefs and attitudes are the result of strong feelings rather than careful thought |
| still ----- The night air was crisp and clean, but it did little to still my nerves. | [intransitive, transitive] [literary] to become calm and quiet; to make sth calm and quiet |
| wistful ----- “And you thought you could develop a virus that would do that for you?” Karen looked down at her hands, a wistful smile on her face. “I didn’t think, Mr. Rashid. I did. Now I need someone to deliver it.” | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition wist • ful BrE / wɪstfl / thinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have |
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