Vocabulary Lesson Sixteen

Question 1

abandon

Answer 1

to leave behind or forsake

Question 2

unannounced

Answer 2

not communicated; surprise

Question 3

sentimental

Answer 3

overly tender, nostalgic or self-indulgent

Question 4

romanticize

Answer 4

to make something seem better than it is; idealize

Question 5

depression

Answer 5

low spirits; gloom; here referring to a period of economic hardships in the 1930’s

Question 6

desperate

Answer 6

driven to or produced by hopelessness; frantic

Question 7

swirl

Answer 7

move about in a twisting pattern; spiral; revolve around

Question 8

bittersweet

Answer 8

having both pleasant and unpleasant qualities

Question 9

contrast

Answer 9

showing dissimilar qualities; difference; distinction

Question 10

immigrant

Answer 10

one who moves to a new country; migrant; newcomer