GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |