GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |