Question

vocabulary and grammar. which word is an antonym for waning in these lines from the lady of sha lott? in the stormy east wind straining, the pale yellow woods were waning... a. dying b. singing c. strengthening d. owning

Answer 1

If you read an unfamiliar word and you don't have a dictionary at your disposal, you could use context clues. From the word itself, they are words within the sentence that help you give context to what the thought means. The context clues to be used here are 'pale yellow woods'. Thus, waning may mean it's malnourished or dying. It's antonym from the given choices is strengthening. So, the answer is C.