GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| betray | to lead astray |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |