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(adj.) – lacking energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing effort:
He's been listless and a bit depressed ever since he got his exam results.
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(n.) - a state of extreme happiness or excitement:
There's a sense of elation at having completed a race of such length.
(adj.) - extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved:
The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his new daughter.
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(v.) - to persuade someone forcefully to do something which they are unwilling to do:
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.
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(n.) – One that is disgusting, loathsome, or repellent. A feeling of repugnance or loathing:
She looked at him in/with abhorrence.
She has an abhorrence of change.
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(n.) - a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who thinks that anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong:
a religious bigot
He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.
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(n.) - physical or mental tiredness:
Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the managing director.
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Great warmth and intensity of emotion (passion). Intense heat:
nationalist/religious fervour
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(n.) - a person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too:
a religious zealot
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(n.) - someone who has a great desire to possess money and hates to spend it:
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(adj.) - too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself:
As a waiter you want to be pleasant to people without appearing totally servile.
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(adj.) - difficult to believe, or unlikely:
The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
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(adj.) - involving a lot of movement or activity; extremely active, excited or uncontrolled:
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
There was frenetic trading on the Stock Exchange yesterday.
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