GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |