GRE Word List

LUGUBRIOUS

mournful

The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.

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WordMeaning
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of