GRE Word List

PLAINTIVE

expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy

The meaning of the word plaintive is expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy.

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WordMeaning
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
premonitorygiving warning
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent