English & Literature 10: Set 2, Unit 1 - Inside the Nightmare #2

Amiably

(adv.) in a pleasant or friendly manner.

Stoical

(adj.) keeping strong emotions in check.

Stimulus

(n.) something that causes a response or reaction.

Dissonance

(n.) lack of agreement or harmony.

Cognitive

(adj.) relating to the process of thinking.

Entreating

(adj.) asking or pleading.

Implore

(v.) beg or plead.

Beguiling

(adj.) influencing through charm.

Distress

(n.) unhappiness or pain.

Amelioration

(n.) act of making something better or less painful.

Aversion

(n.) strong dislike.

Asphyxiation

(n.) state of being unable to breathe.

Listless

(adj.) without energy or interest.

Travail

(n.) difficult situation or work.

Ambiguous

(adj.) open to more than one interpretation; having double meaning.

Assert

(v.) state fact or belief confidently or forcefully.

Correlate

(v.) having a mutual relationship or connection.

Cumbersome

(adj.) large or heavy, and therefore difficult to carry or use.

Depict

(v.) show or represent.

Emerge

(v.) become apparent, important, or prominent.