Flashcards: Barlow Vocab 18
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kasielasserre1 on March 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 blithe | carefree / casual |
| jocund | jovial, cheerful ( more joking ) |
| convivial | sociable |
| delectable | delicious, delightful |
| ascetic | self-denial, deny pleasure |
| chagrind | mortified or ashamed |
| compunction | remourse or regret |
| contrite | penitent, repentent, regretful |
| disconsolate | inconsolbale, heartbroken |
| disgruntled | discontented or disatisfied |
| doleful | mournful |
| maudlin | weakly sentimental, self-pitying, or tearful |
| pathos | quality in an artistic work that arouses pity |
| ethos | traits in a work of art which express the ideals, values, or mores of a culture |
| throes | anguish pangs or distress |
| burly | husky, heavily built |
| attenuate | to make thin, or weaken |
| buxom | plump & attractive or full-figured |
| svelte | slender, lithe, or slinky |
| buoyant | cheerful, lighthearted |