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 |
|---|---|
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |