GRE Word List
LUGUBRIOUS
mournful
The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| rider | one that rides |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |