Unit 35. Negative Emotions | Exercises and Flashcards

Unit 35. Negative Emotions, 400 words for TOEFL Exercises and Flashcards

Word	Definition	Example
antipathy	a strong, long-lasting negative feeling	Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated.
arrogantly	in a way that shows a high opinion of oneself and a low opinion of others	He's a selfish and arrogantly self-righteous man.
berate	to say insulting things	As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.
contemptuous	having no respect	As one of the senior members of the Senate, he was openly contemptuous of its junior members.
despise	to hate very much	Which living person do you most despise, and why?
humiliation	a loss of respect	He suffered the humiliation of cleaning the sewers.
obnoxious	bothersome, deliberately annoying	Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious.
shame	a feeling of dishonor	He felt a great sense of shame about leaving her.
stigmatize	to be given a visible mark of disgrace	People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
vitriolic	showing extreme, hateful anger	He does not deserve the vitriolic criticism he has received.