ennui

Day 21Level 3

ahn-WEE

boredom

feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from apathy

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

lassitude, listlessness, dissatisfaction

Antonyms:

vigor, liveliness, enthusiasm

Example Sentence:

The Award ceremony incepted with a sparkling performance, but ended up being a humdrum ceremony and caused agonizing ennui.

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accumulate

uh-MAS

to accumulate or assemble a large quantity

lucky charm

AAM-yoo-liht

something worn as a charm against evil

obstacle

bawk

obstacle, purposely to get on the way of

bad tempered

kan-TANG-ker-uhs

bad tempered ; quarrelsome

excessive

KLOY-ing

disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental

scorn

kun-TEM

to scorn