5
cogitation(noun, thought, consideration, thinking, vagueness)
5
crabby(adjective, mean, cross, feelings, hostile)
5
crotchety(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, vulnerable)
5
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings, depressed)
5
despondent(adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings, depressed)
5
grouchy(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, angry)
5
ill-humored(adjective, mean, cross, feelings, hostile)
5
ill-tempered(adjective, cross, feelings, short-tempered)
5
introverted(adjective, characteristic, quality, cool, experience)
5
irritable(adjective, cross, feelings, crabby, ill-tempered)
5
melancholy(adjective, dark, feelings, gloomy, morose)
5
peevish(adjective, cross, feelings, hostile, emotional)
5
sour(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
5
speculation(noun, thought)
5
study(noun, thought)
5
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, feelings, depressed)
4
lucubration(noun, thought)
4
calculating(verb, adjective, thinking, pensive, reflective)
4
cantankerous(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, vulnerable)
4
cerebration(noun, thought)
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