GRE Word List

BLUES

low spirits : melancholy

The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.

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WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
savorthe taste or smell of something
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
elusivetending to elude: such as
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument