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Resiliency
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The ability to recover strength, spirits, or good humor quickly.
After being yelled at, the boy's resilience astounded me. |
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Embittered
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Made resentful or sad; aggravated.
The fact that 50% of her class did not do their homework embittered Mrs. Wolff. |
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Coddling
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Treating someone tenderly, such as an infant or an invalid. can be used negatively.
The mother of the wealthy man codded him. |
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Flippantly
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Disrespectfully
The man flippantly talked back to his son's teacher. |
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Rash
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Too rash or incautious in acting or speaking.
His rash words stung me. |
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Oblivious
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Forgetful or unmindful.
My older brother is responsible, but my younger brother is oblivious. |
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Haggard
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Having a worn look, as from sleeplessness, grief, or illness.
His haggard look made everyone stay away from him. |
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Riveted
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Fixed or held firmly.
The doorknob was riveted to the door, never again to fall off. |
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Nauseous
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Feeling a sickness of the stomach; feeling disgusted.
I felt nauseous, so I went to the doctors, luckily I wasn't sick. |
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Fathom
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To get to the bottom of; to understand thoroughly.
When my teacher lost my homework, I fathomed it. |
