GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

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

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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
frivolousof little weight or importance
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants