Vocab Booster SAT Supplement Vocabulary: Death and Sadness Words

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  1. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  2. bereaved
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  3. decay
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
  4. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  5. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  6. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  7. euthanasia
    the act of killing someone painlessly
  8. exhume
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
  9. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  10. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  11. mausoleum
    a large burial chamber, usually above ground
  12. moribund
    being on the point of death
  13. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  14. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  15. tomb
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  16. apologetic
    offering or expressing regret
  17. bemoan
    regret strongly
  18. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  19. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  20. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  21. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  22. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  23. regret
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  24. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  25. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  26. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  27. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  28. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  29. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  30. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  31. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  32. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  33. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  34. dismal
    causing dejection
  35. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
  36. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  37. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  38. dreary
    lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
  39. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  40. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  41. gloomy
    depressingly dark
  42. glum
    moody and sorrowful
  43. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  44. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  45. mourn
    feel sadness
  46. mournful
    expressing sorrow
  47. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  48. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  49. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  50. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  51. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  52. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  53. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  54. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  55. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  56. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  57. haunt
    follow stealthily or pursue like a ghost
  58. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  59. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  60. Zeitgeist
    the spirit of the time
  61. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  62. abide
    dwell
  63. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  64. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  65. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
  66. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  67. concede
    give over
  68. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  69. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  70. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  71. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
Created on Fri Jan 31 17:19:11 EST 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:03:45 EDT 2020)

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