GRE Word List

DOWNCAST

low in spirit : dejected

The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.

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wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
acmethe highest point or stage
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater