GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
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| meander | a winding path or course |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |