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The shuttered reading room

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Sentence 1 The archivist met the proposal with ____ until she heard a child read the first page. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents scorn, contempt, derision

Sentence 2 A donated piano and a box of new books brought a small ____ to the reading room. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents rebirth, revival, resurgence

Sentence 3 The closure brought an unexpected ____ for readers who came as much for company as for books. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents privation, loss, lack

Sentence 4 One lively evening did little to remove years of ____ with the committee. (14 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents disillusionment, disappointment, loss of faith

Sentence 5 An evening of reading aloud helped ____ the nearly empty club. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents revitalize, revive, reinvigorate

Sentence 6 Without new members, the club settled into a decade of ____. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents inactivity, standstill, lack of progress

Sentence 7 The usually ____ caretaker broke into a smile at the sound of voices in the hall. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents sullen, gloomy, glum

Sentence 8 The upstairs tenant had been a ____ for years, so everyone was surprised when he volunteered to read. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents hermit, solitary, loner