GRE Word List
MOODINESS
subject to depression : gloomy
The meaning of the word moodiness is subject to depression : gloomy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |