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bemused
adj. bewildered or
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied..;
(look at the
word in writing)..
bracing
adj. strengthening; invigorating..
catharsis
n. the
purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp.
through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music..
chimerical
adj. unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial
paradise; wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan..
clement
adj. mild or merciful in
disposition or character; lenient; compassionate..
crapulous
adj. given to or
characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating..
demulcent
adj., n. soothing or mollifying, as a medicinal
substance..
dudgeon
n. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in
high dudgeon..
jollity
n. jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety;
jollities, jolly
festivities..
pique
v., n.
to affect with
sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride..;
(related, look at:
dudgeon)..
schadenfreude
n. satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's
misfortune..
weltschmerz
n. sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's
necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism..
woe
n grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was
almost beyond description; an affliction..
yen
n., v., Informal. a desire or craving: I had a
yen for apple pie; to have a craving; yearn..
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