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 |
|---|---|
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
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| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
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