GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| savant | a person of learning |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| chafe | irritate |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |