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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |