Definitions
pale; faint or deficient in color
pallid
despair, anguish
Gloom
Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid, lacking color
Wan
" He entered, at some length, into what he conceived to be the nature of his _____"
Malady
Decrepitude, disrepair
Dilapidation
Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that's chronic or deep-seated
Malady
layover, stopover
sojourn
having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory
paradoxial
" A settled apathy, a gradual wasting away of the person, and frequent although transient affections of a particular ______ character were the unusual diagnosis."
Cataleptical
decimate, eradicate
Annihilate
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror.
Aghast
awe, bewildered
Astonishment
deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, from, or rule; irregular; abnormal
Anomalous
Desolate
dismayed, stunned
Aghast
barren or laid waste; devastated
glum, stern
solemn
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination
phatasmagoric
" I regarded her with an utter _____ not unmingled with dread -- and yet I found it impossible to account for such feelings."
Astonishment
anemic, lackluster
Pallid
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation
Trepidation
mournful, somber
melancholy
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme.
Morbid
" he accosted me with ____ and passed on."
Trepidation
baffling, convoluted
Paradoxial