GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
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| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |