GRE Word List
PLAINTIVE
expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
The meaning of the word plaintive is expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| leave-taking | departure |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |