GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |