GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |