HMH "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" Vocab

A person who is ___ enjoys the company of others in a sociable manner.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

When you ___, you pass time without doing anything purposeful.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

Something that is ___ appears lonely or sad.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

A ___ is a weight that is hung so that it can swing freely. It is used in timing the workings of certain clocks.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

When you ___, you say something thoughtfully.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

The abandoned city sat on the hill, looking miserable and ___.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

Selena had been reluctant to join the conversation, but she found the group to be very ___ and inviting.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

Atticus sat on the ancient sofa of his great-aunt's house, watching the ___ of the dusty grandfather clock tick away the time.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

We spent an ___ afternoon by the stream, talking and laughing without a care in the world.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse

"The sky looks gray and dark. Likely we'll see a quite a storm later," Peter ___d.

• convivial

• idle

• forlorn

• pendulum

• muse