GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |