Definitions & their Synonyms
Total or partial darkness; dimness. (syn. despiar, anguish)
What is 'gloom'?
Having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination. (syn. deceitful, dreamlike)
What is 'phantasmagoric'?
A feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination. (syn. detestation, enmity)
What is 'abhorrence'?
Shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible. (syn. appalling, frightful)
What is 'ghastly'?
On my ____ at the Grand Hotel, it was a very ____(y) day as it rained hard and the sky filled with the darkness of the clouds.
Sojourn ; Gloom(y)
To reduce to udder ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly. (syn. decimate, eradicate)
What is 'annihilate'?
Tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation. (syn. apprehension, dismay)
What is 'trepidation'?
Overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement. (syn. awe, bewilderment)
What is 'astonishment'?
Suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc. (syn. gruesome, macabre)
What is 'morbid'?
As I stepped off of the plan I was _____ by the amazment of the beutiful palm trees and warm weather. Although the next day the sky wasn't as bright, it was more pale and ____.
Astonishment ; Pallid
A temporary stay. (syn. layover, stopover)
What is 'sojourn'?
Pale, faint, or deficient in color. (syn. anemic, lackluster)
What is 'pallid'?
Suspended animation and loss of voluntary motion of the limbs
What is 'cataleptical'?
Of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color. (syn. pale, pasty)
What is 'wan'?
My cousin grew ______ from his terrible disorder. He lost is sense of motion in his limbs from being ____.
Malady ; Cataleptical
Having the nature of a pardox; self-contradictory. (syn. baffling, convoluted)
What is 'paradoxical'?
Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deep seated. (syn. affliction, ailment)
What is 'malady'?
A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. (syn. mournful, somber)
What is 'melancholy'?
A struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror. (syn. dismayed, stunned)
What is 'aghast'?
The ____ of my friend when her mom passed away was so sad, she mourned for a very long time. It was a ____ feeling that came across her because her death was very shocking and unexpected.
Melancholy ; Ghastly
The state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenency due to neglect. (syn. decrepitude, disrepair)
What is 'dilapidation'?
Deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal. (syn. aytipical, peculiar)
What is 'anomalous'?
Grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood. (syn. glum, stern)
What is 'solemn'?
Barren or laid waste; devestated. (syn. bleak, empty)
What is 'desolate'?
The irregular tree in the forest looked super ___ , it was a ______ tree while it's dreamlike branches swayed in the breeze.
Anomalous ; Phantasmagoric