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Word set 2: Emotions
| Term | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| bombastic (adj.) | pompous | Because the is a bit too bombastic for me , I will not be voting for that politician again. |
| Buoyant (adj.) | cheerful, floating | As the stock market hit a record high, the buoyant investors were celebrating. |
| callous (adj.) | insensitive, cruel | Despite her wealth, the old lady was a callous woman who never gave to anyone in need. |
| cantankerous (adj.) | irritable | The leading character in the movie was a cantankerous old man who hated the world. |
| capricious (adj.) | fickle, changeable | Even though the couple wanted to get married outside, they knew their ceremony depended on the capricious weather. |
| caustic (adj.) | bitter | Because my uncle was a mean man, he took pleasure in making caustic statements to people. |
| convivial (adj.) | sociable, lively | Carl was a convivial party host who made everyone feel at home. |
| demonstrative (adj.) | openly emotional | Because Susan was raised in a family that was far from demonstrative, she is not comfortable sharing her emotions. |
| despondent (adj.) | sad, depressed | Tom was despondent after her husband of fifty years died. |
| diffident (adj.); diffidence (noun) | shy because of a lack of confidence | Easily crushed by rejection, Jared was too diffident to be a salesperson. |
| discomfit (verb) | embarrass, make uncomfortable | The manager's mean look served to discomfit me during the interview. |
| disillusioned (adj.); diffidence (noun) | disenchantment, disappointment | Several disillusioned party members have decided to switch to another political party. |
| dispassionate (adj.) | unemotional | The dispassionate queen did not care about her starving people. |
| elated (adj.); elation (noun) | joyful | The students were elated to wake up to yet another snow day. |
| evoke (verb) | bring about, stir up | He hoped that his stirring speech would evoke a strong sense of loyalty in his supporters and inspire them to recruir more followers to the cause. |
| felicitous (adj.) | well-suited, happy, pleasant | By adding the festive decorations, you have turned this dull room into a felicitous area, |
| forlorn (adj.) | sad, sorrowful | The forlorn dog has been inconsolable since his master died. |
| fortitude (adj.) | courage | Even though the soldiers knew the odds were not in their favor, they had the fortitude to continue fighting. |
| furor (noun) | commotion, anger | The news that winter break was canceled caused a furor throughout the school district. |
| histrionic (adj.) | excessively dramatic or emotional | The widow's histrionic screaming made the detectives suspicious. |
| idyllic (adj.) | tranquil, peaceful | The tiny town by the sea is an idyllic place for the young couple to raise their twin daughters. |
| impetuous (adj.) | rash, impulsive | While I may have been impetuous as a teenager, I have become a patient adult. |
| jaded (adj.) | tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something | Ever since I started working late every night, I have become more and more jaded by the thought of becoming a manager with this company |
| irate (adj.) | angry | The irate woman vandalized her boyfriend's car when she learned he was cheating on her. |
| jocular (adj.) | cheerful | Her jocular personality always made the customers smile. |
| jovial (adj.) | cheerful | The jovial hostess made is feel at home as soon as we walked into the restaurant. |
| maudlin (adj.) | overly sentimental | The girl's performance was a so maudlin that people started to boo her off the stage. |
| melancholy (noun/ adj.) | bleak, gloomy, miserable | Dark rainy days always make me feel a strong sense of melancholy . |
| mercurial (adj.) | fickle, subject to sudden, unpredictable changes | While my uncle is as predictable as the sunrise, my aunt is very mercurial. |
| morose (adj.) | depressed | When her dog died, the little girl was morose for months. |
| peevish (adj.) | irritable, grumpy | The clingy toddler became peevish every time his mother walked out of the room. |
| penchant (noun) | preference | Recently, Henry discovered he had a penchant for baking so he opened a cafe downtown. |
| perfunctory (adj.) | done routinely with little interest or care | When we went out to dinner last night, the bored hostess gave us a perfunctory hello. |
| petulant (adj.) | irritable | He acted like a petulant child who was aggravated by the smallest things. |
| profound (adj.) | intense, significant | The speaker's profound words made me think about the future. |
| propensity (noun) | inclination, tendency | Because Peter is a professional food critic, he has a propensity to be very critical of his wife's cooking. |
| repugnant (adj.) | offensive, disgusting | The racist words were repugnant to everyone in the auditorium. |
| reticent (adj.); reticence (noun) | emotionally reserved | While Barbra likes to discus her personal life with our co-workers, I am much more reticent. |
| sanguine (adj.) | cheerful confident, optimistic | Although unemployment is rising, economists still have a sanguine view of the 21st century. |
| solace (noun) | comfort, consolation | After my wife left me, I hoped to find solace in the quiet cabin in the woods. |
| somber (adj.) | bleak, miserable | The funeral hall was filled with somber faces. |
| temperamental (adj.) | moody, easily upset, likely to become angry | The temperamental toddler becomes upset easily and throws tantrums ant time she doesn't get her way. |
| trepidation (noun) | apprehension | shaking with trepidation, the young man faced her fear of heights by skydiving. |
| truculent (adj.); truculence (noun) | aggressive, bad-tempered | As a teenager, Sharon was a truculent girl who often got suspended from school for fighting. |
| vicarious (adj.) | felt indirectly by imagining someone else's experiences | As mt daughter was crowed the winner of the beauty pageant, felt vicarious excitement coursing through my veins. |
| wrath (noun) | anger | The man earned the wrath of an entire nation when he assassinated the president. |
| aura (noun) | air, feeling | As I stepped inside the temple, I was embraced by a peaceful aura that made my mental burdens disappear. |
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