GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| hap | happening |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| nib | bill |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |