GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
low in spirit : dejected
The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |