1. English Literature Vocab. Week 14

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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. harlequin Buffoon; clown Synonyms –buffoon, clown, jesterbuffoonclownjester

10. 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

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