GRE Word List

LUGUBRIOUS

mournful

The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.

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swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
tyroa beginner in learning : novice
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
bolstera long pillow or cushion
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness