She overcame much adversity in her life, despite having many struggles. adversity
Difficulty, Obstacles, Hurdles
Her grey dress look drab compared to the brightly colored costumes. drab
plain, simple
His mother chided her son for not taking out his dog for a walk as promised. chided
scolded
His exuberance about the party was contagious and everyone was just as excited as he was. exuberance
Full of excitement, Full of joy
Jane found Mike's rude behavior abominable and decided not to be in his group for the project. admoninable
Awful
The cantankerous man yelled at the kids for making too much noise at the park. cantakerous
cranky, annoyed
The dubious look that Mr. Smith gave Sam told him that Mr. Smith did not believe the excuse. Dubious
Doubtful, not trusting
The new girl sat alone in the cafeteria looking forlornly at the other tables full of talking students. Forlonly
Sadly
After having his arm in a cast for weeks, the muscles began to atrophy. Atrophy
waste away, weaken
The rain was relentless, not letting up for even a moment. Relentless
persistent, without a break
After studying for final exams and completing all the assignments, I looked haggard. Haggard
exhausted, worn out
After the storm, we helped clean up by collecting debris left around the neighborhood. Debris
garbage
