GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |