GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.

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inclementlacking mildness: such as
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
trimto remove by or as if by cutting