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The ______ tone of the singer's voice contributed
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The $\(\qquad\)$ tone of the singer's voice contributed to the song's melancholic mood.
| Two Answers |
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| A. sonorous |
| B. lugubrious |
| C. resonant | D. neglected | E. doleful |
| F. deprived |
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04 May 2025, 04:30
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The correct answer is B and E. The sentence is making a link between a singer's voice and a song's melancholic mood, so it requires words specific to the human voice that imply a melancholic or gloomy mood. The words "lugubrious" and "doleful" meet that need well. Choices A, "sonorous," and C, "resonant," both mean "loud and booming," which do not imply a melancholic mood as effectively as "lugubrious" and "doleful" do. Choice D, "neglected," and choice F, "deprived," may imply melancholia, but neither are really specific to the human voice, so they are not the very best answers.
The correct answer is B and E. The sentence is making a link between a singer's voice and a song's melancholic mood, so it requires words specific to the human voice that imply a melancholic or gloomy mood. The words "lugubrious" and "doleful" meet that need well. Choices A, "sonorous," and C, "resonant," both mean "loud and booming," which do not imply a melancholic mood as effectively as "lugubrious" and "doleful" do. Choice D, "neglected," and choice F, "deprived," may imply melancholia, but neither are really specific to the human voice, so they are not the very best answers.
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