Definition
total or partial darkness; dimness. Syn. despair, anguish
what is gloom?
deceitful, dreamlike
what is Phantasmagoric?
love, admiration
abhorrence
“...yet a flood of intense rays rolled throughout, and bathed the whole in a ______ and inappropriate splendour.”
what is Ghastly?
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly. Syn. decimate, eradicate
what is Annihilate?
apprehension, dismay
what is Trepidation?
calm, unexcitement
what is Astonishment
“I have just spoken of that____ condition of the auditory nerve which rendered all music intolerable to the sufferer, with the exception of certain effects of stringed instruments.”
what is morbid?
a temporary stay Syn. layover, stopover
what is Sojourn?
anemic, lackluster
what is Pallid?
what is Cataleptical
“His countenance was, as usual, cadaverously ____…”
what is wan?
having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory. Syn. baffling, convoluted
What is Paradoxical?
affliction, ailment
what is Malady?
cheerful, happy
what is Melancholy
“From that chamber, and from that mansion, I fled ____.”
what is aghast?
Dilapidation (n.): the state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenancy due to neglect. Syn. decrepitude, disrepair
what is Dilapidation
atypical, peculiar
what is Anomalous?
light-heartedly
what is Solemn?
"Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a ______ place"
what is desolate?