1. Happiness and Unhappiness
Week 14 Vocabulary
Happiness and Unhappiness

2. 1. Anguish Great physical or mental pain; torment; torture (noun)
To suffer emotional pain (verb)
The thought of their missing child filled the parents with anguish. (noun)

3. 2. Blithe Cheerful; carefree; lighthearted (adjective)
Without caring about who saw them, the blithe teenagers gossiped and giggled as they walked down the street.

4. 3. Congenial Friendly; having a pleasant disposition (adjective)
The waitress was congenial and smiling, even though the restaurant was very busy.

5. 4. Defiant Openly or boldly resisting authority (adjective)
The student was sent to the principal’s office for being defiant to the teacher.

6. 5. Desolate Lonely and sad (adjective)
Having little or no life or plants; barren (adjective)
The girl felt desolate after her three best friends moved away.

7. 6. Despondent In low spirits; depressed; dejected (adjective)
Charlie Gordon became despondent when he realized he would lose his intelligence.

8. 7. Disgruntled Discontented; unhappy; resentful (adjective)
The disgruntled workers went on strike when their pay was cut.

9. 8. Disillusion
To disappoint someone by showing them that something they believe is untrue (verb)
If you expect your boyfriend or girlfriend to be perfect, you will soon be disillusioned.

10. 9. Exuberant Filled with enthusiasm and joy (adjective)
The soldier was exuberant when he saw his family waiting for him at the airport.

11. 10. Gratification
Satisfaction; a feeling of being rewarded for your effort (noun)
The student felt gratification when she got an A on a test she had spent many hours studying for.