Verbs for Tragedy

—curses; —deals a blow; —depresses; —descends; —distorts ; —excites; —foredooms; —harrows; —haunts; —mows down; —oppresses; —overtakes; — purges; —racks; —rends; —sears; — shakes; —shocks; —sours; —spells; —unfolds; —weighs upon; avert—; banish—; bear—; belittle—; bewail—; decry—; deplore—; develop into—; disclose—; facilitate—; heighten—; intensify—; lament—; mourn—; play—; plot—; plunge into—; precipitate—; sense—; shudder at—; skirt the edge of—; stay—; submerge—; suffer—; surmount—; verge on—; —afflicts; —appalls; —bereaves; —curdles; —wrings.