GRE Word List

DOWNCAST

low in spirit : dejected

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

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WordMeaning
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
tyrannyoppressive power
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype