ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mournful or dismal
A
mirthful
B
festive
C
modest
D
lugubrious
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lugubrious means “mournful” or “dismal.” It can also mean “very sad in an exaggerated or insincere way."

Detailed explanation-2: -: mournful sense 1. especially : exaggeratedly or insincerely mournful.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is ‘Joyous’. Key Points. The antonym of the given word ‘Mournful’ is ‘Joyous’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of lugubrious He plunged into a lugubrious account of his troubles with space-sick voyagers. The church offered a still more gloomy and lugubrious spectacle.

Detailed explanation-5: -anguished. forlorn. sad. bereft. cheerless. depressed. disconsolate. distressing. More items

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