Words of the Day

brood - To dwell unhappily on a subject, mope, feel sorry for yourself, worry

Page 91 - "Nathan, I hate to see you wasting your time brooding about that no-good excuse for a human being."

solemn - Somberly or gravely impressive, glum, gloomy, grave

Page 98 - At last the day dawned, gray and solemn, and I figured Weasel would most likely be home by now and fixing to sleep.

Practice

1. Complete the following Word Webs using the words listed below:
   
    

   grave	feel sorry for yourself	gloomy
   worry	glum	mope

2. Which of the following describes solemn?
   
   a. children at a birthday party
   b. parents attending their child's graduation ceremony
   c. mourners at a funereal
   d. football players after winning a championship game
    
3. Which of the following does NOT describe brooding?
   
   a. the student going to Saturday detention
   b. a gambler who just lost all his winnings
   c. a boy with the chicken pox can't go to the party
   d. teenagers at the amusement park
    
4. Match the each vocabulary word on the left to its synonym on the right.
   
    

   crude	duty
   rouse	scorn
   beckon	sore
   falter	dilemma
   intricate	feel sorry for yourself
   obligation	awaken
   predicament	simple
   mockery	flushed
   molt	confused
   civilized	pause
   fester	honor
   brood	complex
   hectic	summon
   dignify	shed
   solemn	educated
   addled	glum

----------Key----------

1. solemn  -  grave, gloomy, glum
   brood  -  feel sorry for yourself, worry, mope
2. c
3. d
4. 
    

   crude	simple
   rouse	awaken
   beckon	summon
   falter	pause
   intricate	complex
   obligation	duty
   predicament	dilemma
   mockery	scorn
   molt	shed
   civilized	educated
   fester	sore
   brood	feel sorry for yourself
   hectic	flushed
   dignify	honor
   solemn	glum
   addled	confused