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Vocabulary for AHSGE Reading!
WORD
absurd
agitated
ambivalent
apathetic
apprehensive
condescending
cynical
detached
disinterested
earnest
empathetic
enthusiastic
exuberant
facetious
fervent
flippant
forthright
frivolous
grave
haughty
impartial
incredulous
indifferent
insolent
DEFINITION
ridiculously unreasonable or illogical
terribly irritated, nervous or upset
having opposing feelings or opinions at the same time about something
having or showing little or no feeling or emotion
viewing the future with fear or alarm
characterized by a sense of superiority
tending to believe the worst about people and about the world
a sense of being uninterested in the subject or unbiased
having no opinion on a subject one way or another
serious about or intensely focused on something
being sharply aware of and able to share someone else's feelings
extremely excited or intensely eager about something
extremely excited or intensely eager about something
joking, not serious, (sometimes inappropriately so)
intense in feeling
lighthearted, but in a disrespectful way
direct and without hesitation
having little or no importance
frighteningly serious
unpleasantly proud, arrogant
having no opinion on a subject one way or another
unwilling or unable to accept something as truth
having no opinion on a subject one way or another
speaking or behaving in a disrespectful manner
SYNONYMS
senseless, ridiculous, foolish, silly, stupid
upset, excited, worked up, jumpy
confused, conflicted, "having mixed emotions"
uncaring, unconcerned, cold
uneasy, anxious, worried
"talking down to someone"
scornful, distrustful, skeptical
neutral, fair, distant
impartial, neutral
intent, eager, determined
supportive, understanding, sympathetic, compassionate
zealous, excited, "all-out," "pumped up"
zealous, excited, "all-out," "pumped up"
wisecracking, funny, sarcastic
passionate, eager, enthusiastic
sassy, saucy, rude, disrespectful
blunt, outspoken, "right to the point"
trivial, pointless, unimportant
gloomy, critical, urgent, solemn
"stuck up," full of herself"
unbiased, disinterested, fair
disbelieving, doubtful
impartial, neutral, "don't care one way or the other"
rude, sassy, cheeky, flippant
irreverent
melancholy
nostalgic
objective
ominous
optimistic
pessimistic
poignant
pompous
reflective
resigned
reverent
sarcastic
skeptical
solemn
subjective
sympathetic
unbiased
lacking proper respect or seriousness
depressed in mind or spirit
longing to return to a past time or place that will never return
based only on facts and evidence, free from opinion
foretelling of evil, a feeling of something bad about to happen
tending to always expect the best in any situation
tending to always expect the worst in any situation
painfully effective to feelings and emotions
full of self-importance
thinking about something that has already happened
ready to give up without a fight
displaying great respect as for something religious
capable of humor that wounds its target
unwilling or unable to accept something as truth
serious in a ceremonial way
open to opinion, feeling and emotion; not based on fact alone
characterized by great compassion for the feelings of another
based only on facts and evidence, free from opinion
disrespectful, shameless, mocking of religion
downhearted, sad, gloomy, unhappy
"looking back on life," "wishing for the past"
factual, unbiased, impartial
threatening, unsettling
cheerful, hopeful, positive
negative, gloomy
touching "gut-wrenching,"
haughty, arrogant, "stuck up"
thoughtful, "thinking it over"
defeated, accepting failure before it even happens
worshipful, respectful, done with honor
mocking, teasing, disrespectfully joking
disbelieving, doubtful
formal, dignified
opinion, biased,
empathetic, compassionate, caring
fair, neutral, objective