Word Groups - 34

Group 1: Words used in a Positive way

• Acclaimed: Greatly praised or lauded.
• Affirmative: Pertaining to truth.
• Affluent: Abundant of goods or riches.
• Angelic: Belonging to or proceeding from Angels.
• Beaming: Showing happy emotion.
• Bliss: Happiness and joy.
• Bountiful: Generous or plentiful.
• Bubbly: Full of bubbles.
• Commend: To praise or acclaim.
• Dazzling: Shining intensely.
• Earnest: Serious.
• Ecstatic: Extremely happy.
• Effervescent: Enthusiastic; excited interest or eagerness.
• Enchanting: Having the ability to enchant; charming.
• Exquisite: Carefully adjusted; precise.
• Graceful: Having or showing elegant or charming qualities in movement, shape.
• Instinctive: Driven by impulse; Spontaneous and without thinking.
• Intellectual: Characterized by intelligence or mental capacity.
• Jovial: Cheerful and good-humored.
• Jubilant: Delighted, joyful.
• Lucid: Mentally rational easily understood.
• Marvelous: Exciting wonder or surprise.
• Novel: New and original.
• Nurturing: Taking care and nourishing.
• Poised: Having self-confidence.
• Robust: Having strength.
• Stirring: Inspiring.
• Stupendous: Astonishingly great or large.
• Thriving: One that thrives or is successful.
• Tranquil: Free from mental or Emotional Disturbance.
• Unwavering: Always steady and on course.
• Upbeat: Having a fast pace.
• Virtuous: Having excellent moral character.
• Vivacious: Full of life and energy.
• Zealous: Exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

Group 2: Words used in a Negative way

• Abysmal: Very great; limitless.
• Apathy: An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
• Atrocious: Shockingly brutal or cruel.
• Bemoan: Regret strongly.
• Cold-hearted: Lacking in sympathy or feeling.
• Deplorable: Bad; unfortunate.
• Despicable: Morally reprehensible.
• Detrimental: (Sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury.
• Dreadful: Causing fear, dread or terror.
• Ghastly: Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.
• Grotesque: Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
• Gruesome: Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.
• Hard-hearted: Lacking in feeling, pity or warmth.
• Insidious: Intended to entrap.
• Insipid: Lacking taste, flavour.
• Malicious: Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful.
• Monstrous: Abnormally large.
• Noxious: Injurious to physical or mental health.
• Offensive: The action of attacking an enemy.
• Oppressive: Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit.
• Pessimistic: Expecting the worst possible outcome.
• Prejudice: A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
• Repulsive: Offensive to the mind.
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• Ruthless: Without mercy or pity.
• Sinister: Indicating evil intent or suggesting tragic developments.
• Vice: A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place.
• Vicious: Having the nature of vice.
• Vile: Morally reprehensible.
• Villainous: Extremely wicked.
• Vindictive: Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge.