GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| paltry | inferior |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |