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 |
|---|---|
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| noisome | noxious |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| encompass | include |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |