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Negative ( 4/9 wg) Flashcards

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bilious

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Bad Temper adjective.

having or showing a habitually bad temper

“a bilious old dog who snaps at everyone “

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dudgeon

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Bad Temper noun.

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

“stomped off in high dudgeon after having his honor questioned “

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irascible

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Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college “

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pettish

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Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying “

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petulant

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Bad Temper adjective.

easily irritated or annoyed

“a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems “

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pique

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Bad Temper noun.

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

“in a fit of pique she posted embarrassing photos of her ex-boyfriend on the Internet “

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Carousal

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Carousal Noun

a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking

“came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends>

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debauchert

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Carousal Noun

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard

“in his youth the man had been a debaucher of the worst sort>

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depraved

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Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“the **depraved **actions of a gang of madmen who had gained control of an entire nation>

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dissipated

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Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county>

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iniquity

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Carousal Noun

immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society

“the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society>

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libertine

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Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“his libertine sister had got caught up in the urban drug scene and had died of an overdose>

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libidinous

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Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction>

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licentious

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Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry>

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reprobate

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Carousal Adjective

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

“a reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease>

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ribald

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Carousal Adjective

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

“some of the movie’s most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television>

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salacious

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Carousal Adjective

having a strong sexual desire

“the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat>

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sordid

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Carousal Adjective

not clean

“he managed to rise above the sordid streets upon which he grew up>

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turpitude

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Carousal Noun

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

“pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements>

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bereave

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Death / Mourning verb

to take something away from

“news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding>

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cadaver

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Death / Mourning noun

a dead body

“medical students who train by using cadavers>

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defunct

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Death / Mourning adjective

no longer existing

“a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization>

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demise

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Death / Mourning noun

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

“inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather>

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dolorous

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Death / Mourning adjective

expressing or suggesting mourning

“dolorous ballads of death and regret>

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elegy

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Death / Mourning noun

a composition expressing one’s grief over a loss

“O Captain! My Captain!” is Walt Whitman’s elegy on the death of President Lincoln>

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knell

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Death / Mourning verb

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates

“the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation’s beloved leader>

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lament

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Death / Mourning noun

a crying out in grief

“the national lament that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated>

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macabre

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Death / Mourning adjective

extremely disturbing or repellent

“a macabre movie about animated corpses>

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moribund

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Death / Mourning adjective

nearly dead

“with its run-down look and empty aisles, the grocery store appeared moribund>

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obsequies

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Death / Mourning noun

usually obsequies plthe act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place

“the murder victim’s father was the chief mourner at the obsequies>

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sepulchral

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Death / Mourning adjective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“the decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everyone a chill>

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wraith

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Death / Mourning noun

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people

“the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches>

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disconsolate

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Sorrow adjective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house>

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doleful

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Sorrow adjective

expressing or suggesting mourning

“a doleful expression on their faces as they said good-bye to the friends they had made over the summer>

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dolor

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Sorrow noun

deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved

“her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months>

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elegiac

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Sorrow adejective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience>

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forlorn

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Sorrow adjective

feeling unhappiness

“she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled>

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lament

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Sorrow noun

a crying out in grief

“the national lament that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated>

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lugubrious

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Sorrow adjective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“the diner’s dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience>

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melancholy

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Sorrow adjective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“the diner’s dim lighting makes eating there a particularly **lugubrious **experience>

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morose

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Sorrow adjective

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

“those morose job seekers who have grown accustomed to rejection>

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plaintive

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Sorrow adjective

expressing or suggesting mourning

“the puppy’s plaintive expression after we put the toy away was rather amusing>

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threnody

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Sorrow noun

a composition expressing one’s grief over a loss

“the composer’s cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife>

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