gloom / glume [glu:m]
gloom – n. & v. – n. 1. partial or total darkness; dimness; 2. a partially or totally dark place, area, or location; 3. an atmosphere of melancholy or depression; 4. a state of melancholy or depression; despondency; v. intr.– 1. to be or become dark, shaded, or obscure; 2. to feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful; v. tr. – 1. to make dark, shaded, or obscure; 2. Archaic to make despondent; sadden
glume – n. – the lowest two (sometimes one) empty scales subtending the usually fertile scales in grass spikelets