Midterm Vocabulary

Tone

• Unfriendly; antagonistic
• The attitude a writer takes toward a subject; reflects the feelings of the writer
• Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote 
• The quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound

Disillusioned

• Tending to remind one of something; suggesting something by resemblance 
• Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing; lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking
• Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote 
• Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed 

Affectionate

• Fondness or tenderness; feeling positive feelings toward a person or place
• Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed 
• Give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed
• Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing; lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking

Hostile

• Give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed
• The attitude a writer takes toward a subject; reflects the feelings of the writer
• Unfriendly; antagonistic
• Relating ideas or similar things together; how are they the same?

Isolated

• Give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed
• Unfriendly; antagonistic
• Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed 
• Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote 

Contempt

• The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn 
• Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed 
• Give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed
• Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote 

Invigorated

• Relating ideas or similar things together; how are they the same?
• Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive 
• The quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound
• Give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed

Sensitive

• Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences; easily damaged, injured, or distressed by slight changes; easily responding to feelings
• Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed 
• (of people or their feelings or behavior) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment; harsh or unpleasant, in particular painful or unpleasant to accept
• Fill (someone) with great delight; charm; put (someone or something) under a spell

Emphasize

• Unfriendly; antagonistic
• Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing; lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking
• Fill (someone) with great delight; charm; put (someone or something) under a spell
• Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

Relinquished

• Unfriendly; antagonistic
• Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing; lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking
• Fill (someone) with great delight; charm; put (someone or something) under a spell
• Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up