GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| guy | man |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |