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
reprisea musical repetition:
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw