English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Answer these questions.
1 If a politician talks about someone appeasing someone else, is he/she expressing approval?
2 Would fans be more likely to be called jubilant or blissful if their team won the World Cup?
3 If someone tried to conciliate between two neighbours who each claimed the other was too noisy, 
what would that person be trying to do?
4 If you are trying to placate someone, is it likely that they are (a) angry or (b) over-excited?
5 If, after a conflict, someone is thirsting for revenge, is it likely they are ready to forget the conflict 
or not?
Over to 
you
Think of an occasion (a) when you felt ecstatic about something, (b) when you had to defuse 
a difficult situation, and (c) when you had to placate someone.
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Negative feelings
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Antipathies and aversions
Antipathy is a feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition 
towards something or someone, e.g. 
Antipathy towards the 
government increased during the economic crisis. 
Aversion is a 
feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do something. It can 
also refer to the person or thing which causes that feeling. It is often 
used in the phrase 
have/feel an aversion to, e.g. I felt an instant 
aversion to the new manager. Arrogance has always been my pet 
aversion. 
[the thing I dislike most of all]
Averse to means opposed to, usually used with not, e.g. I’m not 
averse to a good night out. 
[I enjoy a good night out]
Negative feelings
noun