| A | B |
|---|
| anguish | a feeling of suffering SYN: torment, agony ANT: content |
| belligerent | adj; hostile or aggressive SYN: argumentative, quarrelsome ANT: calm, peaceful |
| consoled | v; comforted, to provide a source of relief SYN: soothe, relieve ANT: depress, upset |
| contemplated | v; to think about something as a possible course of action SYN: consider, mull over ANT: ignore |
| dejected | adj; feeling or showing sadness and lack of hope, especially because of disappointment SYN: miserable, crestfallen ANT: cheerful |
| derision | n; mocking scorn SYN: ridicule, disrespect ANT: approval |
| grave | adj; serious in manner, involving possible danger SYN: crucial, solemn ANT: minor, cheerful |
| imperiously | adv; arrogant and domineering SYN: commandingly ANT: feebly |
| lament | v; to express sadness and regret SYN: mourn, grieve ANT: celebrate |
| meager | adj; unsatisfactory in quantity, substance, or size; small SYN: scanty, insufficient ANT: adequate, plentiful |
| mollified | v; to pacify, to soften something SYN: placate, appease ANT: enrage |
| morose | adj; having a withdrawn or gloomy personality SYN: miserable, glum ANT: cheery |
| rapt | adj; involved in, fascinated by, or concentrating on something to the exclusion of everything else SYN: absorbed, captivated ANT: bored |
| resigned | adj; accept something reluctantly, relinquish claim |
| retort | v; to respond sharply SYN: argue, snap ANT: agree |
