elegy

Day 14Level 3

EH-luh-jee

mournful poem

a poem or song that expresses sadness, especially for someone's death

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

dirge, knell

Antonyms:

celebration

Example Sentence:

The play started with the elegy for the tornado victims and showed their struggles to rebuild their homes and regain their normal life.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

kant

insincere talk ; hypocrisy