GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

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

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WordMeaning
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling