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
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
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grudgingunwilling
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
interrogateto question formally and systematically
anarchyabsence of government
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
polyglotone who is polyglot