GRE Word List

BLUES

low spirits : melancholy

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

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tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
palatialof, relating to, or being a palace
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles