Abdicate
To give up
"I have abdicated before, who knows if I'll do it again."
Abhor
To detest and regard with horror or disgust
"I abhor him."
Bleak
Without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary
"He'll have a bleak future."
Contemptuous
Showing contempt (a person or thing feeling worthless)
"He thought himself to be contemptuous."
Cynical
Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest
"She is a cynical woman."
Despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
"I feel so despondent."
Encouraging
Giving someone support or confidence
"It was so encouraging to watch."
Fatalistic
Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable
"It was a fatalistic moment."
Foreboding
A feeling that something bad will happen
"I have been foreboding this moment for a long time."
Lugubrious
Looking or sounding sad and dismal
"She is such a lugubrious character."
Misanthropical
Having or showing distrust
"She's a very misanthropical woman."
Melancholy
A feeling of pensive sadness
"What's with the look of melancholy?"
Skeptical
Not easily convinced
"Why are you so skeptical all of a sudden?"
Woebegone
Sad or miserable in appearance
"She looks so woebegone."
