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 |
|---|---|
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |