| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ascetic (adj) | shunning pleasures, self-denying, austere |
| ascetic (n) | person who shuns pleasures and lives simply |
| chagrin (n) | embarrassment, mortification, disappointment |
| chagrined (adj) | ashamed, mortified |
| compunction | regret, remorse, misgiving, qualm |
| contrite | showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing |
| contrition | repentance, remorse, penitence |
| dejected | sad, in low spirits, depressed, downcast |
| dejection | lowness of spirits, sadness, depression |
| disconsolate | cheerless, inconsolable |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, displeased, discontented |
| doleful | causing grief or sadness, mournful, dolorous |
| glum | moody, gloomy, dour |
| lament | mourn, deplore |
| lamentable | pitiable, rueful |
| maudlin | weakly sentimental and tearful |
| nostalgia | homesickness, yearning for the past |
| nostalgic | homesick |
| pathetic | arousing pity |
| pathos | quality in events or art that arouses our pity |
| pensive | thoughtful in a sad way, melancholy |
| plight | unfortunate state, predicament |
| poignant | painfully touching, piercing |
| sullen | resentfully silent, glum, morose, gloomy |
| throes | anguish, pangs |
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