GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |