GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| unkempt | not combed |