GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| violate | break |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| crossbreed | hybridize |