GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |