GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |