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As the __________ strains of the dirge filled the concert hall, many
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As the __________ strains of the dirge filled the concert hall, many in the audience were reminded of the recent passing of the preeminent conductor who so often had graced the podium.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. sanguine |
| B. plaintive |
| C. clandestine | D. lugubrious | E. subjective |
| F. explosive |
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Focus on the word dirge. It means a funeral song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
The word in a blank should suggest something mournful.
Plaintive & lugubrious
Answer \(B D\)
The word in a blank should suggest something mournful.
Plaintive & lugubrious
Answer \(B D\)
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A dirge is a funeral song or hymn, which suggests lugubrious or plaintive (gloomy or mournful) strains.
A dirge is a funeral song or hymn, which suggests lugubrious or plaintive (gloomy or mournful) strains.
