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 |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| haven | harbor |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
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| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |