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Questions and Answers
The rainy weather created a ______ atmosphere, making everyone feel down.
The rainy weather created a ______ atmosphere, making everyone feel down.
lugubrious
The family spent hours tracing their ______ to discover more about their ancestors.
The family spent hours tracing their ______ to discover more about their ancestors.
genealogy
After losing her husband, she felt ______ and alone.
After losing her husband, she felt ______ and alone.
bereaved
The festival began with a grand ______ through the town square.
The festival began with a grand ______ through the town square.
Upon entering the old house, they found it completely ______, devoid of any furniture or occupants.
Upon entering the old house, they found it completely ______, devoid of any furniture or occupants.
An inventor obtains a ______ to protect their inventions.
An inventor obtains a ______ to protect their inventions.
She was ______ after winning the lottery.
She was ______ after winning the lottery.
He experienced great ______ during his battle with cancer.
He experienced great ______ during his battle with cancer.
The sea was ______ this morning, undisturbed by any wind or waves.
The sea was ______ this morning, undisturbed by any wind or waves.
The philosopher pondered the concept of ______ life, wondering if it was truly attainable.
The philosopher pondered the concept of ______ life, wondering if it was truly attainable.
Flashcards
Lugubrious
Lugubrious
Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Genealogy
Genealogy
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
Bereaved
Bereaved
Deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
Procession
Procession
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Vacant
Vacant
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Patent
Patent
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Ecstatic
Ecstatic
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Anguish
Anguish
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Placid
Placid
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Eternal
Eternal
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Study Notes
- This is vocabulary homework for Act 3 of "Our Town"
Lugubrious
- Definition: looking or sounding sad and dismal
- Part of speech: adjective
Genealogy
- Definition: a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
- Part of speech: noun
Bereaved
- Definition: deprived of a close relation or friend through their death
- Part of speech: adjective
Procession
- Definition: a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival
- Part of speech: noun
Vacant
- Definition: empty
- Part of speech: adjective
Patent
- Definition: a government-granted right that gives an inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a limited time
- Patents protect inventions like devices, processes, and substances
- Part of speech: noun
Ecstatic
- Definition: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
- Part of speech: adjective
Anguish
- Definition: severe mental or physical pain or suffering
- Part of speech: noun
Placid
- Definition: not easily upset or excited, calm, peaceful
- Part of speech: adjective
Eternal
- Definition: lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning
- Part of speech: adjective
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