| A | B |
| Despondent | Adjective; feeling quite discouraged |
| Morose | Adjective; in low spirits |
| Downcast | Adjective; being in a state of lowered confidence |
| Austere | Adjective; living a harsh life with few pleasures |
| Privation | Noun; extreme lack of money |
| Tribulation | Noun; conditions difficult to bear |
| Misgiving | Noun; a bad feeling about what is about to happen |
| Rue | Verb; to feel sorry about |
| Recoil | Verb; to shrink from danger |
| Languid | Adjective; lacking spirit |
| Disconcert | Verb; upset |
| Abash | Verb; to cause embarrassment to |
| Derange | Verb; to put out of order |
| Harass | Verb; to irritate with annoyances repeatedly |