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Sullen

/sˈʌlən/
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(adj) Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.

He is very sullen now.
She had a sullen look on her face.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teenager had a ____ expression on his face after his parents told him he could not go to the party.

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