GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| convention | agreement |