Answer: “. . . let us squander our morning in futile songs.”
The word "squander" most closely resembles "waste," while the word "futile" refers to something with no purpose. Therefore, in this phrase, the author is telling us that, due to the good weather, he does not want to do anything productive. In fact, he wants to waste all his morning singing songs for no particular purpose, except that of being merry. This statement shows that the author wants to be mischievous.
Future progressive! Like if it helped :)
A, because it is contrasting:) have a good day.
A noun formed from a verb or corresponding to a verb is called verbal noun
