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 |
|---|---|
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |