GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |