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DESPONDENT (ADJ)
(Despond, Despondence, Despondently, ....ing) |
desparing, EXTREMELY dejected -> the worse (negative) possible feeling you could ever have
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She was despondent after she lost her job which she held fro 25 years
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MOROSE (ADJ)
(Morosely, Moroseness) |
gloomy, glum, sullen -> crabby something you can easily get over
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After the team lost the game, the atmosphere in the locker room was morose.
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DOWNCAST (ADJ)
(Downcastness) |
depressed, despirited, dejected ->through the look/physical action ie: frowning hunched over
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He was downcast when he discovered he had failed the exam.
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AUSTERE (ADJ)
(Austerely, austerity) |
morally strict; simple
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The Austere dorm room lacked all of the luxeries of home
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PRIVATION (N)
(usually plural) --> usually always in plural |
hardship or lack; the absence of quality --> if u can use the word lack in the sentence it is probaly PRIVATION
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The privations of the orphanage resulted in a morose atmosphere.
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TRIBULATION (N)
(often "trial and tribulation") |
distress, suffering, trouble, misery --> the feelings you get
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The tribulations he suffered caused him to become despondent.
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MISGIVING (N)
(misgive, misgivingly) |
a feeling of doubt, fear, or suspicion
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Jem and Scout had misgivings about Boo Radley.
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RUE (V)
(Rueful, Ruefully) |
to feel remorse, repentance, or regret
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His father told him he would rue the day he dropped out of school
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RECOIL (V)
(usually through fear, shock, or disgust) |
to fall or draw; to shrink back
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The girl recoiled at the sight og the open coffin.
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LANGUID (ADJ)
(languish, languidly, langour, languishing) |
weak, sluggish, dull; lacking vigor or spirit
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She was languid during her recovery from her operation
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MISCHANCE (N)
(none) |
misfortune, bad luck; an unfortunate accident
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His depondency was the result of a life full of mischance
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MELEE (N)
(none) |
a confused struggle or fight; confused mingling together
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A melee erupted when the doors to the concert hall were locked.
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DISCONCERT (V)
(disconcerting) |
to CONFUSE, DISTURB, frustrate, upset, embarrass --> only deals with people
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A fire drill in the middle of a test can disconert both students and teachers.
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ABASH (V)
(abashment , unbashed) |
to EMBARRASS, make ASHAMED; disconcert
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He was abashed when he was caught cheating on the test.
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DERANGE (V)
(Derangement) |
to disarrange upset, or throw into confusion -> on test will be followed by a thing
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Our monthly plan once again became deranged as a result of the many of assemblies
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HARASS (V0
(Harassing, Harassment) |
to trouble, worry, annoy, torment; attack repeatedly
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The stress olf a difficult job may cause a person to feel harassed.
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