GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |