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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facultyability
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deprecateto express disapproval of
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kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut