FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS VOCABULARY

Bitter: feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.

Sentence: It was a bitter disappointment to him when he failed his examination.

Furious: full of anger or energy; violent or intense.

Sentence: I was furious when he crashed my car.

Rebellious: having strong feelings of disagreement with people in authority, an organization, or a government,

Sentence: The rebellious troops attempted to subvert the present government.

Cowardly: not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

Sentence: She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group

Grief Stricken: feeling extremely sad because of something that has happened,

Sentence: The death of his son has left him grief-stricken.

Tempted: to make someone want to have or do something

Sentence: Students may be tempted to cheat.

Withdrawn: not wanting to talk to other people; extremely quiet and shy.

Sentence: Following her son’s death, she became quiet and withdrawn and rarely went out.

Stingy: reluctant to give or spend; not generous

Sentence: He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.

Miserable: unhappy or uncomfortable.

Sentence: My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with his constant demands and criticism.

Left out: to feel that one is not included in something.

Sentence: He always feels left out when his friends talk about sports.

Invincible: too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

Sentence: She seemed nearly invincible on the tennis court this year.

Exhausted: very tired.

Sentence: Exhausted from a day’s work, he went to bed much earlier than usual.