GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |