Question

whenever something goes wrong in my life, i cheer myself up by eating ice cream and listening to lachrymose songs over and over again. what does the word \lachrymose\ mean in this context? use these dictionary entries to answer the question: lachrym- (prefix) tears -ose (suffix) having many sad favorite upbeat romantic

Explanation:

The prefix "lachrym - " means "tears" and the suffix "-ose" means "having many". So "lachrymose" means "having many tears", which is related to the emotion of being sad. When something goes wrong in life and one listens to such songs, "sad" fits the context as songs that make one think of tears (a sign of sadness) would be sad songs.

Answer:

sad