English I Vocab Week 2

Empowered (v.) to give power or authority to Synonyms: warrant, license, qualify Example: “Wealth empowered him to live a comfortable life”

Relieved (v.) to ease or alleviate Synonyms: lighten, lessen, diminish Example: “I was relieved after hearing I wasn’t going to fail English’

Harmonious (adj.) marked by agreement Synonyms: consistent, amicable, congruent Example: “After finding out that we all had the same opinion, we got along harmoniously”

Desolate (adj.) having the feeling of being abandoned of hope Synonyms: desert, lonesome, miserable Example: “The most desolate message is that nothing ever changes”

Melancholic (adj.) to be affected with gloominess Synonyms: depressed, gloomy, moody Example: “After hearing his Grandma died, Charles was melancholic”

Sentimental (adj.) expressive by showing feelings of love, pity, or nostalgia Synonyms: tender, nostalgic, hokey Example: “We kept the old photograph for purely sentimental reasons”

Apathetic (adj.) having little or no emotion Synonyms: unfeeling, impassive, unconcerned Example: “Early on in the game, it was obvious the crowd was unimpressed, almost apathetic”

Optimistic (adj.) taking a favorable view of events Synonyms: bright, idealistic, hopeful Example: “Even though everything could possibly go wrong, I still believe it will turn out OK”

Enthralled (v.) to captivate or charm Synonyms: enchant, enrapture, spellbind Example: “She is less than enthralled with my new wife”

Morose (adj.) sullenly ill-humored Synonyms: moody, sour, surly Example: “I’ve been so morose today, thinking of everything that I’ve failed”

Enlightened (v.) to give intellectual or spiritual knowledge to Synonyms: illumine, teach, inform Example: “We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues”

Nostalgic (adj.) a sentimental yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation Synonyms: longing, homesick, yearning Example: “Sometimes I get really nostalgic about my childhood”

Vivacious (adj.) having or displaying tenacity of life Synonyms: lively, animated, spirited Example: “For an 80 year old, my Grandpa is extremely vivacious”

Apprehensive (adj.) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen Synonyms: fearful, anxious, doubt Example: “I’m a bit apprehensive about starting college”

Dreary (adj.) causing sadness or gloom Synonyms: dismal, cheerless, tiresome Example: “The man was trying his best to brighten our dreary day”

Pessimistic (adj.) the tendency to expect the worst in things Synonyms: despairing, hopeless, cynical Example: “With each day that passes, I’m more pessimistic about having a flying car”

Vengeful (adj.) characterized by showing a vindictive spirit Synonyms: revengeful, spiteful, vindictive Example: “She has a vengeful attitude toward the robbers”

Sympathetic (adj.) feeling compassionate Synonyms: kind, tender, affectionate Example: “A sympathetic look always makes me feel sorry for myself”

Confining (v.) to enclose within bounds Synonyms: limit, restrict, imprison Example: “For that offense he was confined to jail for 30 days”

Fatalistic (n.) the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable Synonyms: foreboding, bleak, pessimistic Example: “Her fatalism helped her to face death with a stoic calmness”