1. angst-ridden appalled averse dejected despairing despondent disconsolate disquieted foreboding forlorn lugubrious morose ominous portentous remorseful solemn somber sullen timorous trepidatious

2. angst-ridden appalled averse dejected despairing despondent disconsolate disquieted foreboding forlorn 1. A pathetically ______________ figure, he set out to destroy all traces of the religion of his ancestors. 2. But, yet again, I failed miserably and came away feeling ______________, disheartened, deflated and demoralized. 3. Cue a sinister clap of thunder and a ______________ flash of lightning. 4. He was not too ______________ after his defeat and believes he can launch a stronger bid when he has gained more experience. 5. I have never seen a more ______________ and desolate group than the Party after that speech. 6. I was similarly ______________ at the condition of the park on my last visit to my home village two years ago. 7. Maybe blogs could have saved him, like they've saved so many other ______________ people in their 20s and 30s. 8. She gave no answer to my reproaches, save to gaze at me with a sort of wild, ______________ look in her eyes. 9. Strong and aggressive, he is not ______________ to a bit of shirt pulling and uses his arms effectively to hold off defenders. 10. The last thing any hospital needs during a period of public ______________ is another type of scare to increase anxiety.

3. angst-ridden appalled averse dejected despairing despondent disconsolate disquieted foreboding forlorn 1. A pathetically forlorn figure, he set out to destroy all traces of the religion of his ancestors. 2. But, yet again, I failed miserably and came away feeling dejected, disheartened, deflated and demoralized. 3. Cue a sinister clap of thunder and a foreboding flash of lightning. 4. He was not too despondent after his defeat and believes he can launch a stronger bid when he has gained more experience. 5. I have never seen a more disconsolate and desolate group than the Party after that speech. 6. I was similarly appalled at the condition of the park on my last visit to my home village two years ago. 7. Maybe blogs could have saved him, like they've saved so many other angst-ridden people in their 20s and 30s. 8. She gave no answer to my reproaches, save to gaze at me with a sort of wild, despairing look in her eyes. 9. Strong and aggressive, he is not averse to a bit of shirt pulling and uses his arms effectively to hold off defenders. 10. The last thing any hospital needs during a period of public disquiet is another type of scare to increase anxiety.

4. lugubrious morose ominous portentous remorseful solemn somber sullen timorous trepidatious 11. A ____________ mood of deep melancholy has descended upon me this afternoon. 12. And so my evening ended with the ____________ sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs. 13. Both are ashamed and ____________ for what they did, and they are not fans of mine right now. 14. He wore a gray uniform with a long coat and heavy leather boots and his face wore a stern, ____________ expression. 15. In fewer than 100 pages, we travel from a haunted garden to the very gates of hell, via ominous encounters, ____________ conversations and moments of absurd levity. 16. In recent times however, the label could be associated with an even more ____________ threat. 17. It's a ____________, formal occasion witnessed with pride by family and friends. 18. Lyrically, this tells the tale of a ____________ young bride bidding farewell to her tearful mother on the night before her wedding, in a manner that hints that she might not be entirely thrilled by the prospect. 19. The judging panel decried previous Booker choices as being ‘pompous, ____________ and pretentious’, and promoted Waters and her fellow nominees as the writers truly deserving of attention. 20. There is still a strong impression that the party's political approach remains ____________ and lacks creativity when it comes to figuring out new responses to old problems. 21. This hope was dashed when she walked into the dining room to find him still ____________ and sulky.

5. lugubrious morose ominous portentous remorseful solemn somber sullen timorous trepidatious 11. A morose mood of deep melancholy has descended upon me this afternoon. 12. And so my evening ended with the lugubrious sight and sound, fortunately unseen and unheard, of a chubby old poet singing along to a faltering self-accompaniment, working through a few old style songs. 13. Both are ashamed and remorseful for what they did, and they are not fans of mine right now. 14. He wore a gray uniform with a long coat and heavy leather boots and his face wore a stern, somber expression. 15. In fewer than 100 pages, we travel from a haunted garden to the very gates of hell, via ominous encounters, portentous conversations and moments of absurd levity. 16. In recent times however, the label could be associated with an even more ominous threat. 17. It's a solemn, formal occasion witnessed with pride by family and friends. 18. Lyrically, this tells the tale of a trepidatious young bride bidding farewell to her tearful mother on the night before her wedding, in a manner that hints that she might not be entirely thrilled by the prospect. 19. The judging panel decried previous Booker choices as being ‘pompous, portentous and pretentious’, and promoted Waters and her fellow nominees as the writers truly deserving of attention. 20. There is still a strong impression that the party's political approach remains timorous and lacks creativity when it comes to figuring out new responses to old problems. 21. This hope was dashed when she walked into the dining room to find him still sullen and sulky. Threatening, inauspicious ominous Sinister, unpropitious, menacing, portentous

6. Done in a pompously manner as to impress bombastic, pontifical, sonorous, grandiloquent Fearful apprehension unease, trepidation, portentous Filled with deep anxiety, esp about oneself perturb, agitate, disconcert, disquieted, timorous, trepidatious Filled with regret contrite, repentant, penitent, chastened Formal and dignified serious, ceremonious, stately, imposing, earnest, sincere Greatly dismay or horrify Scandalized, distress, disgust, repelled Having a strong dislike or opposition to something disinclined, unwilling, reluctant Oppressively solemn or somber in mood grave, gloomy, sober, dour, lugubrious Pitifully sad and abandoned/lonely abject, doleful, woebegone, futile, pointless Sad and depressed dispirited, despondent, disconsolate, desolate Showing the loss of all hope hopeless, wretched, inconsolable, lugubrious Sullen and ill-tempered sulky, surly, brooding, cantankerous, sullen Threatening, inauspicious sinister, unpropitious, menacing, portentous angst-ridden appalled averse dejected despairing foreboding forlorn morose ominous portentous remorseful solemn somber

7. Done in a pompously manner as to impress portentous bombastic, pontifical, sonorous, grandiloquent Fearful apprehension foreboding unease, trepidation, portentous Filled with deep anxiety, esp about oneself angst-ridden perturb, agitate, disconcert, disquieted, timorous, trepidatious Filled with regret remorseful contrite, repentant, penitent, chastened Formal and dignified solemn serious, ceremonious, stately, imposing, earnest, sincere Greatly dismay or horrify appalled Scandalized, distress, disgust, repelled Having a strong dislike or opposition to something averse disinclined, unwilling, reluctant Oppressively solemn or somber in mood somber grave, gloomy, sober, dour, lugubrious Pitifully sad and abandoned/lonely forlorn abject, doleful, woebegone, futile, pointless Sad and depressed dejected dispirited, despondent, disconsolate, desolate Showing the loss of all hope despairing hopeless, wretched, inconsolable, lugubrious Sullen and ill-tempered morose sulky, surly, brooding, cantankerous, sullen Threatening, inauspicious ominous sinister, unpropitious, menacing, portentous angst-ridden appalled averse dejected despairing foreboding forlorn morose ominous portentous remorseful solemn somber