GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |