GRE Word List
MELANCHOLY
depression of spirits : dejection
The meaning of the word melancholy is depression of spirits : dejection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| impinge | encroach |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |