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                    as in concave
                                                
              
          
                                                      curved inward                                       
              
                             the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in unhappy
                                                
              
          
                                                      feeling unhappiness                                       
              
                             I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in deprived
                                                
              
          
                                                      kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment                                       
              
                             a depressed class of people whose living conditions have not improved significantly despite targeted social programs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in troubled
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make sad                                       
              
                             the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in lowered
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally                                       
              
                             construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in reduced
                                                
              
          
                                                      to diminish the price or value of                                       
              
                             the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in pressed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to push steadily against with some force                                       
              
                             depressed the lever to start the machine                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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