GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| spoof | deceive |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |