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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| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| spate | freshet |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |