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Emily Westle
Ecstatic |
Joyful (adjective)
The noun would be written ecstasy. |
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Practical |
Efficient or Effective (adjective)
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Optimistic |
Expecting a favorable outcome. (adj.)
The noun would be optimism. An antonym for optimist would be pessimist |
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Exasperation |
Great irritation (noun).
Another word that is a noun ending in "ion" is examination. |
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Expertise |
Specialized knowledge (noun). The root word coming in the beginning of this word and means the same is expert.
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Dejected |
Sad or Depressed (adj.)
The difference between dejected and rejected is rejected is to be turned away and dejected means to feel let down, sad or disappointed. |
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Serene |
Calm or Peaceful (adj.)
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Ruefully |
Regretfully; sorrowfully (adverb)
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Luminous |
Bright or Glowing (adjective)
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Bitter |
Harsh (adjective)
Bitter also means inducing one of the four basic taste sensations that is disagreeable or acrid. When you say bitter fruit it means that the taste is not good and when you say bitter winter it means that we have had a harsh climate and an intensely unpleasant season with lots of snow, cold temperatures and bad weather. |
