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What is Despondent?
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Despairing, utterly discouraged, or extremely dejected.
*When his debtors began to clamore, he became more and more DESPONDENT* |
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What is morose?
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(REMEMBER MOROSE SOUNDS LIKE MOOSE AND THAT IS LIKE JUSTIN CIRA AND JUST CIRA IS LIKE GLUMY BECAUSE GLUMY RHYMES WITH BLUBBER OR W/e)
Gloomy, Glum, sullen,surly, or in bitter il humor *despite the good fortune that surrounded her, she always appeared MOROSE* |
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What is Downcast?
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Depressed, dispirted, dejected, or very discouraged .
DOWNCAST because he could not attend the baseball, Steve moped in his room all day. |
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What is Austure?
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(UHEM LINDSEY TS ROOM)
Severe, stern, or harsh; morally strict; or simple or lacking ornament. The puritans are remembered for their AUSTERE ways. |
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What is Privation?
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Hardship r want, or the loss or absence of quality.
Those who do not have regular work often endure many PRIVATIONS |
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What is tribulation?
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Distress, suffering, trouble, or misery
To some people, life itself seems a burden and a TRIBULATION. |
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What is misgiving?
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A feeling of doubt, fear, or suspicion.
In the middle of my speech i had a MISGIVING would my message offend the audience? |
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What is Rue?
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To feel remorse, repentance, or regret.
He lived to RUE the day he had acted so foolishly. |
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What is Recoil?
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to fall or draw back, or to shrink back suddenly.
I so dread examinations that i RECOIL at the thought of one! |
