GRE Word List

MOROSE

having a sullen and gloomy disposition

The meaning of the word morose is having a sullen and gloomy disposition.

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immunenot susceptible or responsive
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
miragean optical (see optical
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
primaloriginal