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lugubrious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy

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He delivered the apology in such a lugubrious, woebegone tone that it almost bordered on comic.

Synonyms
mournfuldolefulmorosedismal
Antonyms
cheerfuljovialbuoyant

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Lugubrious (adjective) means exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy
Here is lugubrious used in an example sentence: "He delivered the apology in such a lugubrious, woebegone tone that it almost bordered on comic."
Common synonyms for lugubrious include mournful, doleful, morose, dismal.
Antonyms of lugubrious include cheerful, jovial, buoyant.
Lugubrious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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