GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |