Someone who lacks feeling, lacks interest,and has a bad case of "the blahs." "I'm not apathetic, I just don't care."

"discouraged," or "dejected" comes into English from Latin verb meaning to give up, to despair. "After a few days of feeling despondent that he had not gotten the job he had sought, Mr.Van Zandt rallied his spirits and began a new series of interviews."

Grieving or feeling sad or sorrowful. The words can also be used for situations that causes sadness."the dolorous expression on young Buddy's face displayed the sadness he was feeling at the death of his beloved dog."

Can mean either, "weeping, inclined to weep" or "tending to cause weeping." "Logan could not abide such lachrymose literature. give him a robust novel about battle at sea!"

Refers to interest or desire, works as pretty much a synonym for apathetic.Can refer to a physical as well as an emotional state."A bad case of flu left Allen both looking and feeling listless even after the doctor allowed him to return to school."

"Gloomy" or often to an exaggeration degree. "The lugubrious tone of the card Lauren sent to Dan was more worthy of a sympathy note than a thirtieth-birthday card."

Disturbed state of mind, and emphasis on or preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts. "Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher" features a character with a morbid acuteness of his senses"

Someone who is melancholy, gloomy, generally down in the dumps. "While there is little pleasure in the company of those who are morose, those who are unflaggingly cheery can also be tiring."

Describes the mood of one who is unpleasant to be around. "When Dana was in a peevish mood, all efforts to draw him out only made him retreat further into his mental cave."

One who is generally irritable, bad-tempered. "All of us crave attention from our friends and family, but an air of petulance is likely to be counterproductive."

whining, complaining, grumbling. "Until you've spent your birthday taking care of a pair of querulous toddlers, you don't know the full beauty of a few minutes of solitude."

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Vocab 1

Term	Definition
Apathetic	Someone who lacks feeling, lacks interest,and has a bad case of "the blahs." "I'm not apathetic, I just don't care."
Despondent	"discouraged," or "dejected" comes into English from Latin verb meaning to give up, to despair. "After a few days of feeling despondent that he had not gotten the job he had sought, Mr.Van Zandt rallied his spirits and began a new series of interviews."
Dolorous/Doleful	Grieving or feeling sad or sorrowful. The words can also be used for situations that causes sadness."the dolorous expression on young Buddy's face displayed the sadness he was feeling at the death of his beloved dog."
Lachrymose	Can mean either, "weeping, inclined to weep" or "tending to cause weeping." "Logan could not abide such lachrymose literature. give him a robust novel about battle at sea!"
Listless	Refers to interest or desire, works as pretty much a synonym for apathetic.Can refer to a physical as well as an emotional state."A bad case of flu left Allen both looking and feeling listless even after the doctor allowed him to return to school."
Lugubrious	"Gloomy" or often to an exaggeration degree. "The lugubrious tone of the card Lauren sent to Dan was more worthy of a sympathy note than a thirtieth-birthday card."
Morbid	Disturbed state of mind, and emphasis on or preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts. "Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher" features a character with a morbid acuteness of his senses"
Morose	Someone who is melancholy, gloomy, generally down in the dumps. "While there is little pleasure in the company of those who are morose, those who are unflaggingly cheery can also be tiring."
Peevish	Describes the mood of one who is unpleasant to be around. "When Dana was in a peevish mood, all efforts to draw him out only made him retreat further into his mental cave."
Petulant	One who is generally irritable, bad-tempered. "All of us crave attention from our friends and family, but an air of petulance is likely to be counterproductive."
Querulous	whining, complaining, grumbling. "Until you've spent your birthday taking care of a pair of querulous toddlers, you don't know the full beauty of a few minutes of solitude."

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