GRE Word List

MELANCHOLY

depression of spirits : dejection

The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.

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WordMeaning
communalof or relating to one or more communes
spoofdeceive
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
retaliateto return like for like
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull