GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| contest | strive |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |