Melancholy- sadness and pensive. typically with no obvious cause (depression)
~ The student had this overwhelming feeling of melancholy once she had the energy to get out of bed.
Exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
~ The famous couple had done so much charity work and brought in a lot of money for donations that it was safe to say their track record was exemplary.
Peculiar- strange or odd.
~ People made fun of the boys clothing because it was peculiar.
Dread- greatly feared.
~ I dread going to first period most mornings.
Bough- a main branch of a tree.
~ My buddies and I always love hanging out in the forest and we use the bough as a seat.
Pious- devoutly religious.
~ A lot of Amish people are pious.
Communion- sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level.
~ The Christian church held a lot of communions last year in their church.
Auditor- a listener.
~ Secretly no one wanted to be an auditor of the man who wouldn't shut up.
Multitude- state of being numerous (large number)
~ Most musicians start out small but eventually gain a multitude of followers.
Eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
~ The author had a sense of eloquence in his writing which showed he was passionate.
Despair- absence of hope.
~ People who suffer from depression often experience despair, too.
Hoary- old, grayish white.
~ The 80 year old surprisingly did not have hoary skin.
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