definitions
total or partial darkness; dimness
gloom
what is a synonym for pallid
anemic, lackluster
what is an antonym for astonishment
calm, composed
"He accosted me with ___ and passed on"
trepidation
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
annihilate
a temporary stay
sojourn
what is a synonym for malady
affliction, ailment
what is an antonym for ghastly
pleasent
"He entered, at some length, into what he conceived to be the nature of his ___"
malady
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
melancholy
the state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenancy due to neglect
dilapidation
what is a synonym for anomalous
atypical, peculiar
what is an antonym for morbid
wholesome
"I have, indeed, no ___ of danger, except in its absolute effect- in terror"
abhorrence
a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing
abhorrence
an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
wan
what is a synonym for phantasmagoric
deceitful, dreamlike
what is an antonym for phantasmagoric
real
"Yet all this was apart from and extraordinary ___"
dilapidation
barren or laid waste; devastated
desolate
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation
trepidation
what is a synonym for solemn
glum, stern
what is an antonym for agahst
unafraid, bold
"A settled apathy, a gradual wasting away of the person, and frequent although transient affections of a partially ___ character, were the unusual diagnosis"
cataleptical
having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory
paradoxical