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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |