Creative Writing Vocab Quiz 1: Emotions

biting, bitter in tone or taste

• acrimony
• alacrity
• acerbic
• boon

short, abrupt, dismissive

• buffet
• brusque
• blandish
• burnish

Which word matches the definition?
"unfriendly; antagonistic"

• Hostile
• Invigorated
• Bitter
• Isolated

Which word matches the definition?
"disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed" 

• Contempt
• Disillusioned
• Invigorated
• Tone

 Which word matches the definition?
"give strength or energy to; to feel refreshed"

• Invigorated
• Contempt
• Enchantment
• Relinquished

Which word matches the definition?
"(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"

• Bitter
• Hostile
• Sensitive
• Isolated

Which word matches the definition?
"the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn" 

• Contempt
• Disillusioned
• Bitter
• Associative

Which word matches the definition?
"fill (someone) with great delight; charm; put (someone or something) under a spell"

• Relinquished
• Reminiscent
• Disillusioned
• Enchantment

friendly; peaceable

• amicable
• benevolent
• belligerent
• craven

experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant; provisional

• insidious
• tentative
• impervious
• tepid