GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| hap | happening |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |