Unit 01

buoyant

able to float; cheerful and optimistic

resigned

accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive

defeatist

of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

reserve

backup supply; body of troops not part of the regular military forces; place set aside for specific purpose; formal but distant manner

demeanor

behavior, manner

fatalism

beleif that events are determined by forces beyond one's control

blase`

bored with pleasure or dissipation

overbearing

bossy and arrogant; decisively important

outspoken

candid;blunt

sedate

calm and composed; dignified

Whimsical

amusing, unusual, mischievous

mores

customary moral standards

audacious

daring, bold

dynamic

energetic; vigorously active

fanaticism

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

spurious

false;fake

antipathy

firm dislike; a dislike

tenacity

firmness; persistence

ascetic

hermitlike; practicing self-denial

tenacious

holding fast

cantankerous

ill-humored; irritable

stoic

indifferent (at least outwardly) to please or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune

resentment

indignation; bitterness; displeasure

doctrinaire

inflexibly commited to a doctrine or theory wihtout regard to its practicality; dogmatic

frigid

intenesely cold

willful

intentional;headstrong

exhilirating

invigorating and refreshing;cheering

impiety

irreverence; lack of respect for God

apathy

lack of interest; lack of feeling

frivolous

lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

effete

lacking vigor; worn out; sterile

enduring

lasting; surviving

revulsion

loathing; repugnance; disgust

introvert

one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself

arrogance

pride; haughtiness

sectarian

relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited

reticence

reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

homage

reverence; respect

delirious

showing incoherence in thought as a result of illness or intoxication

fitful

spasmodic; intermittent

headstrong

stubborn; willful; unyielding

presentiment

a feeling that something (especially something bad) might happen

sobriety

the state of being sober; seriousness

pall

to grow tiresome

aloof

uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance

compliant

yielding

submissive

yielding; timid