GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |