GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |