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Vocabulary List 4B. Sadness tone words. (adjective ) Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent Kim Kardashian felt morose after her 72 day marriage ended. Morose. ( noun) The state of being deeply earnest, tending toward reflection
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Vocabulary List 4B Sadness tone words
(adjective) Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent Kim Kardashian felt morose after her 72 day marriage ended. Morose
(noun) The state of being deeply earnest, tending toward reflection The cat was in a state of solemnity after narrowly escaping death yet again. Solemnity
(adjective) Extremely moving The poignant pictures of a little boy and his bulldog perfectly illustrate their close relationship. Poignant
(adjective) Cold and piercing; raw; bare, desolate The landscape was decidedly bleak after the zombie apocalypse. Bleak
(verb) To brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon Child beauty pageants are often stigmatized in our culture, and Honey Boo Boo certainly isn’t helping reduce the stigma. Stigmatize
(noun) The acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate The fatalistic snowman resignedly awaited the coming of spring. fatalism
(noun) Scheming activity for an evil purpose Walter’s machinations brought ruin upon his family. machination
(noun) Upheaval; natural change; change in fortune The unfortunate vicissitude of the glacier changing to an ice cube affected the polar bear greatly. Vicissitude
(verb) To surprise in such a manner as to disillusion The parents dismayed Allen by telling him the Tooth Fairy wasn’t real. dismay
(noun) Fear, alarm, or agitation John was overcome with trepidationwhen the horse tried to say goodbye. Trepidation