GRE Word List
LUGUBRIOUS
mournful
The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |