GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| disconsolate | cheerless |