SAT/TOEFL/GRE Vocabulary Help: Set 7
Words Related to “Sadness”
1. Melancholy
• Meaning: A deep, long-lasting sadness.
• Connotation: Suggests a reflective and pensive kind of sadness.
• Example: The rainy weather filled him with a sense of melancholy.
• Connotation: Suggests a reflective and pensive kind of sadness.
• Example: The rainy weather filled him with a sense of melancholy.
2. Despondent
• Meaning: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
• Connotation: Indicates a deeper sense of despair.
• Example: She felt despondent after her application was rejected.
• Connotation: Indicates a deeper sense of despair.
• Example: She felt despondent after her application was rejected.
3. Forlorn
• Meaning: Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
• Connotation: Suggests deep loneliness or abandonment.
• Example: The forlorn puppy cried for its owner all night.
• Connotation: Suggests deep loneliness or abandonment.
• Example: The forlorn puppy cried for its owner all night.
4. Morose
• Meaning: Sullen and ill-tempered.
• Connotation: Often implies a gloomy and withdrawn mood.
• Example: He became morose after losing his job.
• Connotation: Often implies a gloomy and withdrawn mood.
• Example: He became morose after losing his job.
5. Wistful
• Meaning: Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
• Connotation: Suggests a gentle, nostalgic sadness.
• Example: She had a wistful smile as she looked at the old photographs.
• Connotation: Suggests a gentle, nostalgic sadness.
• Example: She had a wistful smile as she looked at the old photographs.
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
1. Which word means “a deep, long-lasting sadness”?
MelancholyWistful
Forlorn
Morose
2. What word best describes being pitifully sad and lonely?
MoroseForlorn
Wistful
Despondent
3. Which word implies a gloomy and ill-tempered mood?
MoroseWistful
Forlorn
Melancholy
4. Which word describes a gentle and nostalgic sadness?
MelancholyDespondent
Wistful
Morose
5. Which word is best for a deep sense of despair?
WistfulMorose
Despondent
Forlorn
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