GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.

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WordMeaning
abjureto renounce upon oath
depositiona testifying especially before a court
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
bolta lightning stroke
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis