GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

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

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WordMeaning
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
slywise in practical affairs
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky