GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |