GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| realm | kingdom |
| spate | freshet |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |