Question
Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word
in the following sentence to fill in the blank. The speech was so ________ (melancholy) that many people were moved to tears.Solution
Melancholy means deep sadness or gloom.
Mournful closely matches this meaning as it means expressing sorrow or grief.
Sincere means genuine or honest (not a synonym here).
Cynical means distrustful or negative in outlook.
Practical means sensible or realistic, unrelated in meaning.
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