The state of being
transported by a lofty
emotion
- “listening to sweet
music in a perfect
rapture” – Charles
Dickens
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Certain
Repugnance
• Horror, repulsion,
revulsion, incompatibility,
inconsistency
• Used in a sentence : The
smell of rotting flesh
though to humans is
repugnant to some
scavenger type insects it
is an attraction.
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Veronika
Matthews
Narcissism (nahr-siz-uhm)- self love:
an exceptional interest in and
admiration for yourself
The boy staring in the
mirror at himself was full of
narcissism.
Heather Johnson
JUBILANT ju·bi·lant
triumphantly joyful: feeling or
expressing great delight over a
success, achievement, or victory
Ex: The Cats were jubilant
after the game.
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Vexation
•Definition: noun
•annoyance: anger produced by some annoying
irritation
•irritation: the psychological state of being irritated
or annoyed
•concern: something or someone that causes
anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic
is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
Kelly Dillon
•annoyance: the act of troubling or annoying
someone
Example: Jonny’s problems and vexations
were really putting a toll on his everyday life.
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oAdjective
oMildly teasing or mocking; expressive of
puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief; comically quaint: a
quizzical remark.
oUsed in a sentence:
oShe raised a quizzical eyebrow when she saw what
he was wearing.
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Allison Key
Contemptuous adj.
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep
hatred or disapproval : feeling or
showing contempt
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I don't know that guy, but he
just gave me a contemptuous
look.
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Maria Metzger
Zeal
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• Noun
• Definition: Passionate ardor in the pursuit of
anything; eagerness in favor of a person or
cause; ardent and active interest; being
engaged; enthusiasm.
• Used in a sentence:
– A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to
subvert with little care what shall be established
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Abhorrence
• Noun
• A feeling of extreme repugnance or
aversion; utter loathing; abomination
• Used in sentence:
• Her abhorrence of cinnamon made her
avoid drinking the spiced cider.
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Morose (adj.[muh-rohs])
• 1.Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a
person or mood.
• 2.Characterized or expressing gloom.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/morose)
• The emotional trauma from the earthquake
was evidenced by the child’s morose
countenance.
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Turgid
-adjective; tur-jid
-overemphasized, pompous,
excess, swollen
-The cow was turgid after having
been hit by the car.
Vehement
[vee-uh-muhnt]
adj.
characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility.
marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous:
Rancor - bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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"The vehement actions of the criminal required the SWAT team to use
extreme force."
Cody Lyles
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Pronunciation: [sat-er-nahyn]
–adjective
Definition: sluggish in temperament; gloomy;
taciturn(reluctant to join in conversation; inclined to silence)
Sentence: The sky was saturnine as the storm
approached.
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Alana Alexander
Sanguine
[sang-gwin]
Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or
confident
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My friend is very sanguine in
temperament.
Austin Benedict
Ribald
•Adjective rib-uh ld;
•vulgar or indecent in
speech, language, etc.;
coarsely mocking, abusive,
or irreverent; scurrilous.
•The congressmen could
hardly bear to eat at the
same table as the ribald man
who flung vulgar terms about
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casually.
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Emily Gaines
Pronunciation:
/əbˈsēkwēəs/
Definition:
Adjective: Obedient or attentive
to an excessive or servile degree.
. Ex:
They were served by obsequious
waiters
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UPROARIOUS
• –adjective 1. characterized by or in a
state of uproar; tumultuous.
• 2. making an uproar; confused and
noisy, as an assembly, person, etc.
• Uproar: a state of violent and noisy
disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
• The crowd was uproarious after the
three tied-up the game for an overtime.
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Cynical
Melissa Shirley
adj.
Believing or showing the belief that people
are motivated chiefly by base or selfish
concerns; skeptical of the motives of
others
A cynical dismissal of the politician's promise
to reform the campaign finance system.
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ynical
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Fanciful [fan-si-fuhl]
- Alexus Furlong
• Fanciful (adj) - 1.imaginary: based on imagination or
dreams
• 2. led by fancy rather than by reason and experience
• 3.Showing invention or whimsy in design; imaginative.
• "A fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and
flowers"
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