GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| lode | waterway |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |