GRE Word List

BLUES

low spirits : melancholy

The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.

Random words

WordMeaning
briskkeenly alert : lively
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
farcestuff
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground