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depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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devastated(inconsolable, destroyed, grief-stricken)
9
grim(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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hopeless(adjective, person, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
9
isolated(adjective, quiet, individual, detached, distant)
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lone(adjective, quiet, individual, detached, empty)
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ruin(verb, end, destroy, crush, damage)
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sack(noun, verb, upset, ruin, destroy)
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unfrequented(adjective, quiet, full, private, singular)
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depopulate(verb, destroy, abandon, ravage)
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destroy(verb, ruin, destroy, damage, waste)
8
drear(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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dusky(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
8
friendless(adjective, miserable, individual, detached, alone)
8
heavy-hearted(adjective, blue, happy, sad, sorrow)
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low-spirited(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
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morose(adjective, person, blue, sad, depression)
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ravaged
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strip(verb, ruin, destroy, damage, waste)
8
sullen(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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