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Adj Ebullient: cheerful and full of energy.

(cheerful)
The ebullient song was so uplifting that I danced in my chair.
After being stranded in the airport for eight hours, we were far from ebullient.

Adj Rancorous: characterized by bitterness or resentment. (bitter)


Even though my mother despised her twin sister, she always spoke about her
without rancor.

Adj Repugnant: extremely distasteful; unacceptable. (repulsive)


The smell was completely repugnant to the pregnant woman.

verb Deduce: arrive at by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion. (conclude)


Frank used a symbol translator to help him deduce the message.

noun Invocation: the action of invoking someone or something. (mention)


Before battle the warriors gather

adj Disconsolate: very unhappy and unable to be comforted. (sad)


I can tell by chloes disconsolate posture that her team lost.

Noun Recession: Period of economic decline . (being distant) (Downturn)


When James failed to find a job in his recession he started his own company.
Verb Relegate: Assign an inferior rank or position to (downgrade)
Even though ali enjoys being a leader, he only does it to relegate the duties to
everyone else.

Noun Pessimist: A person who sees the worst aspect of everyone. (Gloomy)
The coach was a pessimist when his best player was injured.

Adj Shoddy: Badly made or done; poor quality or rude (poor quality)
The shoddy toys were broken when sent by mail.
Adj terrestrial: on or relating to the earth. (earthly)
There are few terrestrial plants found in the desert.
Adj Fraught: causing or affected by anxiety or stress. (anxious)
When my son did not arrive home on time, I was fraught with fear.
Adj Pretentious: attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is
actually possessed. (affected)
Sam was pretentious and always made time to brag about his adventures.

verb astonish: surprise or impress (someone) greatly. (amaze)


If we plan the surprise party correctly, well astonish my father when he walks
in the door.

noun austerity: difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce


public expenditure. (harshness)
They lived through years of austerity after the war.
adj arboreal: living in trees. (green)
Developers who cut trees without planting new ones are destroying the arboreal environments of
many animals.

adj verdant: green with grass or other rich vegetation. (leafy)


While my sister was on her trip, she sent me regular emails with video
attachments of colorful birds and monkeys that live in the verdant jungle around
her hotel.
adj supercilious: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
(arrogant)
The supercilious man at the picnic refused to sit on the ground like everyone
else.

adj articulate: make having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. (fluent)
Because John found it difficult to articulate his love for Jessica, he wrote her a
poem about his feelings.

adj variegated: exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks.


(multicolored)
Calico cats have variegated patches of fur.

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