GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| debonair | suave |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |