Vocabulary: Key Words and Definitions for Social and Emotional Concepts

frivolous

Not serious in content, attitude, or behavior

obstinate

marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

affliction

A cause of great suffering and distress

arduous

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

persistence

The act of continuing or repeating

resilient

Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

desolate

Providing no shelter or sustenance

apparition

A ghostly appearing figure

Ostracized

Expel from a community or group

Preconceived

Formed beforehand

Decrepit

Worn and broken down by hard use

Revulsion

Intense aversion

Malevolent

Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

Banishment

Exclusion or rejection from a place or group

Marginalized

Put in a lower or outer position and treated as unimportant

Animosity

A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

Tenacity

Persistant determination

Condemnation

An expression of strong disapproval

Destitute

Poor enough to need help from others

Denounce

Speak out against