GRE Word List
DISPIRITED
to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
The meaning of the word dispirited is to deprive of morale or enthusiasm.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |