2. Sadness (ch. 3)

Question 1

ascetic

adj

Answer 1

shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere

The ____ Puritans rigidly suppressed many forms of recreation.

Question 2

ascetic

n

Answer 2

.person who suns pleasures and lives simply

Carl never goes to the movies, plays, or parties. He must be an ____.

Question 3

chagrin

n

Answer 3

embarrassment; mortification; disappointment

Imagine my ____ when I learned that I had not been invited to the party!

Question 4

chagrined

adj

Answer 4

ashamed; mortified

When my blunder (stupid/careless mistake) was pointed out to me, I was deeply _____.

Question 5

compunction

n

Answer 5

regret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple

We had no _____ about turning n the old car because it had become undependable.

Question 6

contrite

adj

Answer 6

showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful

Believing the young offender to be ___, the dean decided to give him another chance.

Question 7

contrition

n

Answer 7

repentance; remorse; penitence

The ringleader showed no ____, but his accomplices have expressed sorrow for their misdeeds.

Question 8

dejected

adj

Answer 8

sad; in low spirits; sadness; depression

We are elated when our team wins, but ____ when it loses.

Question 9

dejection

n

Answer 9

lowness of spirits; sadness; depression

Cheer up. There is no reason for ____.

Question 10

disconsolate

adj

Answer 10

cheerless; inconsolable

The mother could not stop her _____ son from sobbing over the loss of his dog.

Question 11

disgruntled

adj

Answer 11

in bad humor; displeased; discontented

From her _____ expression, I could tell she was not satisfied with my explanation.

Question 12

doleful

adj

Answer 12

causing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious

The refugee told a ____ tale of hunger and persecution.

Question 13

glum

adj

Answer 13

moody; gloomy; dour

Question 14

lament

v

Answer 14

mourn; deplore

We ____ the loss of life, and we sympathize with the victims’ families.

Question 15

deplore

Answer 15

feel or express strong disapproval of (something).

Question 16

lamentable

adj

Answer 16

pitiable; rueful

The reporter described the _____ hardships of families living in war-torn Afghanistan.

Question 17

maudlin

adj

Answer 17

weakly sentimental and tearful

After singing a couple of ___ numbers, the quartet was asked for something more cheerful.

Question 18

nostalgia

n

Answer 18

1. homesickness

2. yearning for the past

Question 19

nostalgic

adj

Answer 19

homesick

Question 20

pathetic

adj

Answer 20

arousing pity

Question 21

pathos

n

Answer 21

quality in events or in art (literature, music, etc.) that arouses our pity

The young seamstress who precedes Sydney Carton to the guillotine adds to the ____ of A Tale of Two Cities.

Question 22

pensive

adj

Answer 22

thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy

Question 23

plight

n

Answer 23

unfortunate state; predicament

Numerous offers of assistance were received after the ___ of the distressed family was publicized.

Question 24

poignant

adj

Answer 24

painfully touching; piercing

One of the most ___ scenes in Macbeth is when Macduff learns that his wife and children have been slaughtered.

Question 25

sullen

adj

Answer 25

resentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy

The ___ suspect refused to give his name and address.

Question 26

throes

n. pl.

Answer 26

anguish; pangs

Fortunate are those who have never experienced the ___ of separation from a loved one.

Question 27

tribulation

n

Answer 27

suffering; distress

The 1845 potato famine was a time of great ____ in Ireland.