GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |