Emotive Language Flashcards
1
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Elucidation
A
Clarification
2
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Bewildered
A
Confused/very puzzled
3
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Picturesque
A
visually attractive in an unusual/old/attractive way
4
Q
Vivacious
A
Attractively lively and animated
5
Q
Blasphemy
A
Offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God/sacred things (used more widely now)
6
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Adulation
A
Excessive admiration or praise
7
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Nefarious
A
Wicked or criminal
8
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Devout
A
committed to a cause or belief
9
Q
Despondent
A
in “low spirits” from lost of hope/courage (adjective)
10
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Dejection
A
Sad/depressed state - low spirits (noun)
11
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Uncanny
A
strange/mysterious
12
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Contempt
A
Feeling that person/thing is worthless/beneath consideration
13
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Abstinence
A
Practice of restraining oneself in indulgence
14
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Awry
A
Away from the usual/expected
15
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Mundane
A
Lack of interest/dull
