GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
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| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |