GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| ploy | escapade |
| hubbub | noise |