GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
low in spirit : dejected
The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |