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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authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
niggletrifle