GRE Word List
DOWNCAST
low in spirit : dejected
The meaning of the word downcast is low in spirit : dejected.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| demise | death |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |