GRE Word List
BLUE
gloomy; depressed
The meaning of the word blue is gloomy; depressed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awl | pointed tool used for piercing |
| glib | fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick |
| nebula | diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy |
| anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
| infringe | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| optimum | most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
| vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |