GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| skimp | skimpy |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |