Word: Lugubrious [Loo-goo-brius]
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
Origin: 17th century from Latin lugere – to mourn.
Example Sentence: The man’s face looked even more lugubrious than usual.
It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass.
Word: Revelry [Rev-ul-ry]
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: wild and noisy celebration; boisterous merrymaking
Origin: 15th century, from revel – Middle English, from Anglo-French reveler, literally, to rebel, from Latin rebellare
Example Sentence: The lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry.
Acerbity [əˈsɜːbɪtɪ] 