GRE Word List

DOWNCAST

low in spirit : dejected

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

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asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
compulsivehaving power to compel
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
posthumousborn after the death of the father
entitybeing
martineta strict disciplinarian
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
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