Vocabulary Words Lesson 12 Emotions Agape Adjective Wonderstruck

Vocabulary Words Lesson 12 Emotions

Agape • Adjective • Wonderstruck; dumbfounded • The announcement of the President’s resignation left the crowd agape.

Aghast • Adjective • Astonished, dismayed, and stunned • I was aghast when I learned the entire staff had been fired.

Astound • Verb • To astonish or greatly surprise • Try not to astound your mother when you break the news.

Bliss • Noun • Joy; ecstasy • Our afternoon in the country was pure bliss.

Buoyant • Adjective • Cheerful; animated • Mary’s buoyant spirits make her a wonderful companion.

Condolence • Noun • Sympathy; pity • Many friends sent the young widow letters of condolence.

Contrition • Noun • Regret; remorse • The guilty man’s contrition continued for years after his crime.

Dejection • Noun • State of being downcast • Sam felt dejection after being passed over for the award.

Exuberant • Adjective • Having unbounded joy and high spirits • The exuberant crowd roared their approval when the results were announced.

Exultation • Noun • Jubilation; a condition of being triumphant • When finals were over, a feeling of exultation swept over the senior class.

Frivolous • Adjective • Insignificant or trivial; impractical • My meager income does not allow me to make any frivolous purchases.

Hilarity • Noun • Uproarious laughter; cheerfulness • There was a feeling of high hilarity at this year’s New Year’s Eve party.

Laud • Verb • To praise • The group gathered to laud Anna’s generous service to the community.

Levity • Noun • Frivolity; lightness of speech and behavior • The little girl’s levity was a welcome break from the evening’s serious discussion.

Melancholy • Noun • Depression; gloom • I tried to have fun at the class reunion but could not shake a deep sense of melancholy.

Rapture • Noun • Elation; ecstasy • Mary Ann was filled with rapture when she saw her parents after a ten-year separation.

Remorse • Noun • Regret; guilt • Sonya felt great remorse for the cruel joke she had played.

Rueful • Adjective • Full of sorrow or pity • The doctor’s rueful expression told us the outlook was not good.

Somber • Adjective • Dark; gloomy; dismal • Fog and rain put me in a somber state of mind.

Zest • Noun • Spirited enjoyment; pleasure • The old man never lost the zest of childhood.