GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |