Vocabulary Lesson 6

Amicable

Friendly

From Latin word amicus meaning “friend.”

AmicableForm of the word:

Amicability: noun

Amicably: adverb

Anguish

Great physical or mental pain

Blithe

Cheerful; carefree;

lightheartedBlithely: adverb

DefiantOpenly or boldly

challenging authority

Defiance: nounDefiantly: adverb

Defy: verb

DesolateLonely and sad; wretched; forlorn.

Having little or no vegetation; barren.Having few or no inhabitants; deserted.

Desolation: nounFrom Latin word desolare, meaning “to leave all alone.”

Despondent

Depressed; dejected, inlow spirits.

Form of the word:Despondency: noun

Despondently: adverb

Disgruntled

Discontented or cross

Disillusion

To disappoint or disenchant

Disillusionment: noun

Distress

Anxiety, discomfort, or

sufferingDistressingly: adverb

Exuberant

Full of enthusiasm; lively and joyous

From the Latin word, exuberare, meaning “to abound.”

Form of the word:

exuberance: noun

exuberantly: adverb