Long Way Down Vocabulary Flashcardzes 1-4

Front

Which term best describes formal and dignified behavior that is not cheerful or smiling?

Back

Solemn

Front

What word means comfort or consolation during distress or sadness?

Back

Solace

Front

Which term refers to severe mental or physical pain or suffering?

Back

Anguish

Front

A feeling or state that lasts for only a very short time is described as what?

Back

Ephemeral

Front

Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death, is called what?

Back

Grief

Front

Accepting something undesirable as inevitable is known as what?

Back

Resignation

Front

Which word names the disappointment after realizing something is worse than believed?

Back

Disillusionment

Front

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something is best termed what?

Back

Ambivalence

Front

Someone deprived of a right or privilege is described as what?

Back

Disenfranchised

Front

To make an undesirable situation or unfounded belief continue indefinitely is to do what?

Back

Perpetuate