GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |