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 |
|---|---|
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| diva | prima donna |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |