GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| slew | a large number |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |