Solutions Intermediate "Unit 3 - 3E" Vocabulary

to describe

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to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

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He used metaphors to describe the power of nature in his poem.

She described her feelings of excitement before the big event.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

feeling

noun

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an emotional state or sensation that one experiences such as happiness, guilt, sadness, etc.

afraid

Adjective

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getting a bad and anxious feeling from a person or thing because we think something bad or dangerous will happen

unafraid

anxious

Adjective

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(of a person) feeling worried because of thinking something unpleasant might happen

ashamed

Adjective

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feeling embarrassed or sorry about one's actions, characteristics, or circumstances

unashamed

cross

Adjective

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feeling annoyed or angry

depressed

Adjective

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feeling very unhappy and having no hope

disgusted

Adjective

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having or displaying great dislike for something

envious

Adjective

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feeling unhappy or resentful because someone has something one wants

proud

Adjective

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feeling satisfied with someone or one's possessions, achievements, etc.

humble

surprised

Adjective

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feeling or showing shock or amazement

unsurprised

anger

noun

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a strong feeling that we have when something bad has happened, so we might be unkind to someone or harm them

angry

Adjective

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feeling very annoyed because of something that we do not like

anxiety

noun

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a feeling of nervousness or worry about a future event or uncertain outcome

shame

noun

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an uneasy feeling that we get because of our own or someone else's mistake or bad manner

to envy

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to feel unhappy or irritated because someone else has something that one desires

Grammatical Information:

transitive

happiness

noun

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the feeling of being happy and well

unhappiness

happy

Adjective

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emotionally feeling good

unhappy

sadness

noun

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the feeling of being sad and not happy

happiness

sad

Adjective

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emotionally feeling bad

happy

contentment

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happiness and satisfaction, particularly with one's life

discontentment

content

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satisfied and happy with one's current situation

discontented

surprising

Adjective

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causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

unsurprising

suspicious

Adjective

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doubtful about the honesty of what someone has done and having no trust in them

hopeful

Adjective

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(of a person) having a positive attitude and believing that good things are likely to happen

hopeless

Adjective

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having no possibility or expectation of improvement or success

hopeful

dirty

Adjective

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having stains, bacteria, marks, or dirt

clean

political

Adjective

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related to or involving the governance of a country or territory

nonpolitical

happily

Adverb

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with cheerfulness and joy

unhappily

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

surprisingly

Adverb

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in a way that is unexpected and causes amazement

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

unsurprisingly

Adverb

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in a way that is not surprising or unexpected

fear

noun

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a bad feeling that we get when we are afraid or worried

fearlessness

neutral

Adjective

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not favoring either side in a conflict, competition, debate, etc.

love

noun

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the very strong emotion we have for someone or something that is important to us and we like a lot and want to take care of

hate

contempt

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the disregard and lack of respect for someone or something seen as insignificant or unworthy

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