AP LIT #2 SADNESS

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on sadness-related tone words.

apathetic

not caring about anything.

desolate

a feeling of misery, loneliness, or emptiness.

elegiac

mournful; lyrical; like a song or poem for the dead.

forlorn

abandoned; lonely; pitifully sad.

hollow

meaningless or empty; lacking emotion or substance.

inconsolable

feeling grief so severe that it can't be comforted.

melancholy

deep, thoughtful, and long-lasting sadness.

morose

gloomy, sullen, surly, or despondent.

pessimistic

negative; believing things are generally bad.

pitiful

pathetic, inspiring a mixture of contempt and pity.

regretful

feeling or showing regret or guilty feelings about past actions.

somber

deeply earnest; serious and grave.