GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
low in spirit : dejected
The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| trappings | outward signs |
| dire | exciting horror |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| ploy | escapade |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |