What are raw emotions?
These emotions hit us right in the gut, for example anger, jealosy...
Synonym for puerile? Is it positive or negative?
Puerile - negative; Childish - negative; Infantile - negative
What is the meaning of the word irksome?
Irritating, annoying
It's important to be able to _____ small talk in social situations.
make
What is infatuation?
An intense but short-lived passion or admiration
What does the verb to distort mean?
Pull or twist out of shape
What do appalling and appealing mean?
Appalling - Awful; Appealing - Attractive
What is prospect?
The possibility or likelihood of some future event coming
What does outpouring mean?
Something that streams out rapidly; an outburst of strong emotion
Some people are too nervous to _____ presentations in front of large audiences.
Make
It can be hard to _____ a conversation going if no one will add anything else.
Keep
What does juvenile mean? Is it positive or negative?
Adolescent, negative
What are pent-up emotions?
Emotions unable to be expressed or released
The politician _____ a great speech at the conference.
Delivered
Universities often run clubs where they _____ debates on important issues.
Hold
Synonym for childlike? Is it positive or negative?
Childish - negative; Naive - neutral, negative
What does husky voice mean?
Semi whispered vocal tone, as when speaking with a cold
Synonym for geriatric? Is it positive or negative?
Geriatric - negative; Aging - neutral; Elderly - neutral, ancient - usually neutral, but sometimes can be negative
Synonym for infantile? Is it positive or negative?
Youthful - positive; boyish - positive; fresh-faced - positive; but infantile has negative meaning
What does trivial mean?
Not important or significant
What does to downplay mean?
Make something less important than it really is