GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
The meaning of the word downcast is disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| limn | draw; outline; describe; CF. line ? |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| optometrist | one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects |
| reckon | count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| analogous | comparable; similar |
| refuse | anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash |