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
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kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
appeasepacify
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errantbehaving wrongly
oratorone who delivers an oration
providencedivine guidance or care
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced