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Sentence hint The archivist met the proposal with ____ until she heard a child read the first page.
Synonyms and close equivalents scorn, contempt, derision
Sentence hint A donated piano and a box of new books brought a small ____ to the reading room.
Synonyms and close equivalents rebirth, revival, resurgence
Sentence hint The closure brought an unexpected ____ for readers who came as much for company as for books.
Synonyms and close equivalents privation, loss, lack
Sentence hint One lively evening did little to remove years of ____ with the committee.
Synonyms and close equivalents disillusionment, disappointment, loss of faith
Sentence hint An evening of reading aloud helped ____ the nearly empty club.
Synonyms and close equivalents revitalize, revive, reinvigorate
Sentence hint Without new members, the club settled into a decade of ____.
Synonyms and close equivalents inactivity, standstill, lack of progress
Sentence hint The usually ____ caretaker broke into a smile at the sound of voices in the hall.
Synonyms and close equivalents sullen, gloomy, glum
Sentence hint The upstairs tenant had been a ____ for years, so everyone was surprised when he volunteered to read.
Synonyms and close equivalents hermit, solitary, loner