GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
low in spirit : dejected
The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
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| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |