GRE Word List
BLUE
gloomy; depressed
The meaning of the word blue is gloomy; depressed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombardment | attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard |
| rebuttal | refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove |
| cipher | nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V. |
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| scurrilous | abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark |
| alienate | make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
| unruly | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
| gambol | romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N. |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
