3
overcast(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
3
preoccupation(noun, thought)
3
preoccupied(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective)
3
querulous(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, vulnerable)
3
ruminating(noun, adjective, thoughtful, consideration, thinking)
3
snappish(adjective, feelings)
3
studying(verb, thinking)
3
wistful(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective)
3
wistfulness(noun, thought)
2
abstraction(noun, state, vagueness, preoccupation, pensiveness)
2
appraising(verb, thinking)
2
brewing
2
chapfallen(sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn, pessimistic)
2
covering
2
engrossed(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, pensive, reflective)
2
grave(adjective, quiet, intense, thoughtful, sober)
2
incubating
2
introspection(noun, contemplation, ponderings, self-examination)
2
littering
2
mopey(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
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