English Literature Vocab. Week 14

bliss Perfect happiness Synonyms –blessedness, ecstasy, euphoria, felicity, gladness, happiness, heaven*, joy, paradise, raptureblessednesseuphoriafelicity gladnesshappinessheaven*joy paradiserapture

lackey Slavish follower Synonyms –attendant, butler, domestic, steward, subordinate, underling, valet, yes-personattendantbutlerdomesticsteward subordinateunderlingvaletyes-person

sanguine Cheerful, optimistic, hopeful Synonyms –animated, buoyant, cheerful, confident, enthusiastic, expectant, hopeful, lively, positive, secure, self-assured, self- confident, spirited, undoubtful, upbeatanimatedbuoyantcheerfulconfident enthusiasticexpectanthopefullively positivesecureself-assuredself- confidentspiritedupbeat

melancholy Dejected; depressed Synonyms –dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, downhearted, gloomy, glum, grim, heavyhearted, miserable, moody, mournful, pensive, saddeneddejecteddespondentdestroyed disconsolatedismaldispirited downheartedgloomyglumgrim heavyheartedmiserablemoody mournfulpensive

gala Characterized by festivity Synonyms –bright, colorful, convivial, festal, festive, gay, happy, jovial, joyful, merrybrightcolorfulconvivialfestive gayhappyjovialjoyfulmerry

antithesis The direct opposite Synonyms –contradictory, contrary, contrast, converse, counter, flip side*, inverse, other side, reversecontradictorycontrarycontrast conversecounterflip side*inversereverse

malodorous Stinking; ill-smelling Synonyms –decayed, decomposed, foul, lousy, nasty, nauseating, offensive, polluted, rancid, rank, tainted, viledecayedfoullousynasty nauseatingoffensiverancid rankvile

harlequin Buffoon; clown Synonyms –buffoon, clown, jesterbuffoonclownjester

malevolent Evil Synonyms –despiteful, evil-minded, hellish, hostile, lousy, malicious, malignant, murderous, pernicious, rancorous, rough, sinister, spiteful, tough, vengeful, vicious, vindictive, wickedevil-mindedhellishhostile lousymaliciousmalignantmurderous perniciousroughsinister spitefultoughvengefulvicious vindictivewicked

insouciant Blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky Synonyms –airy, breezy, buoyant, carefree, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, sunny*, thoughtless, unconcerned, untroubled, unworriedairybreezybuoyantcarefreejaunty lightheartednonchalantsunny* thoughtlessunconcerneduntroubled