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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |