GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |