GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| alleviate | relieve |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |