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Tone Words: Sadness/Fear
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English
11th Grade
11/10/2010

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apprehensive
Definition
 Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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concerned
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anxious, worried
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despairing
Definition
Lose or be without hope
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elegiac
Definition
having a mournful quality
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foreboding
Definition
implying something bad is going to happen
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gloomy
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2. Feeling distressed or pessimistic
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hopeless
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Having no hope; despairing
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melancholy
Definition
Sad, gloomy, or depressed
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morose
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Sullen and ill-tempered
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mournful
Definition
Feeling or expressing sadness, regret, or grief
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pessimistic
Definition
tendency to stress negative or unfavorable
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regretful
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Feeling or showing regret
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serious
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Solemn or thoughtful in character or manner
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sober
Definition
cause to become sober
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solemn
Definition
not cheerful or smiling; serious
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somber
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Oppressively solemn or sober in mood
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tragic
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Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow
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