Dec. WOD Am Lit

lugubrious

• looking or sounding excessively sad and mournful
• a remark or statement with a moral content that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
• not friendly; cool or distant
• enthusiastic or passionate

platitude

• a remark or statement with a moral content that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
• deserving blame, guilty
• an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses
• The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

temperance

• An expression of approval or award

• behavior in keeping with good taste; etiquette

• abstinence from alcoholic drink

• not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

nigh

• giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

• an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

• bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing

• Near; almost

ardent

• a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words;
• a temporary stay.
• an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses
• enthusiastic or passionate

mirth

• lasting for only a short period of time; a person who is working or staying in a place for only a short time
• a scene of uproar and confusion
• suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way
• amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

victual

• using few words

• food or provisions

• say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

• move with a smooth wavelike motion

jubilation

• a feeling of great happiness and triumph
• excessive pride or self-confidence
• not known or done before
• Existing at or from the beginning of time

rancor

• bitterness or resentfulness; especially when long-standing

• Existing at or from the beginning of time

• the action of going out or leaving a place

• A scolding or an intense verbal attack

gregarious

• someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas
• affectedly dainty in manner or gait
• carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
• Fond of company, sociable