Kaarten: Unit 5 Step 1: California Love

to accomplish

to succeed in doing or completing something

to aspire

to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something

bittersweet

bringing pleasure mixed with the feeling of being sad

cynical

believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons; not believing that something good will happen or that something is important; not caring that something might hurt other people, if there is some advantage for you

desire

a strong wish to have or do something

downhearted

feeling depressed or sad

ecstatic

very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm

hustle and bustle

the busy, energetic, and often noisy activity and commotion associated with a place or a daily routine, particularly in a city or a busy environment

energised

having or needing a lot of energy and enthusiasm

excess

more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable; an amount by which something is larger than something else

fabricated

made; concocted to deceive

glittering

sparkling; gleaming

hollow

not sincere

hopeful

(of a person) believing that something you want will happen; (of a person's behaviour) showing hope

inspired

having excellent qualities or abilities; produced with the help of inspiration

joyous

very happy; causing people to be happy

lavish

large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money; giving or doing something generously

loathsome

extremely unpleasant; disgusting

longing

​a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody

to lure in

to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward

melancholic

having or expressing the feeling of being very sad, especially for a long time and in a way that cannot be explained

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

minimalist

using very simple ideas or a very small number of simple elements

mogul

a very rich, important and powerful person

moved

having strong feelings, especially of sympathy or of being sad

nostalgic

having or bringing a sad feeling mixed with pleasure when you think of happy times in the past

opportunity

​a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve something

phony

not real or true; false, and trying to trick people

provoking

causing a particular reaction or have a particular effect

reflective

thinking deeply about things

to remain hopeful

to continue maintaining a positive, optimistic outlook, even when faced with difficulties or unfavorable circumstances

sprawling

spreading in an untidy way

stardom

the state of being famous as an actor, a singer, etc.

unparalleled

used to emphasize that something is bigger, better or worse than anything else like it

uplifted

feeling happy and full of hope

vapid

not showing interest or intelligence

whimsical

​unusual and not serious in a way that is either funny or annoying

yearning

a feeling of intense longing for something

allure

the quality of being attractive and exciting

astonishment

a feeling of very great surprise

brightness

the fact of being full of light or of shining strongly; how bright something is

colossus

a person or thing that is extremely important or large in size; an extremely large statue

history

all the events that happened in the past

incredibility

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something; disbelief

iridescence

the quality of showing many bright colours that seem to change in different lights

notoriety

the state of being famous for being bad in some way

richness

the state of being rich in something, such as colour, minerals or interesting qualities

strenuousness

extreme effortfulness

uniqueness

the quality of being one of a kind