GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| facade | the front of a building |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |