GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

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

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WordMeaning
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
caninea conical pointed tooth
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
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bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
actuaryclerk
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
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sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath