GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |