VOCAB ATTACK #10

Mr. Daley (United States of America)
Vocab Attack #10
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  1. optimism
    the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well
  2. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  3. correspondence
    communication by the exchange of letters
  4. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  5. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  6. enshroud
    cover as if with a shroud
  7. plethora
    extreme excess
  8. tedium
    the feeling of being bored by something
  9. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  10. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
  11. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  12. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  13. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  14. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  15. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  16. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  17. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  18. epilogue
    a short speech by an actor at the end of a play
  19. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  20. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  21. lightening
    changing to a lighter color
  22. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
Created on Fri Oct 26 10:26:56 EDT 2012

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