GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| contest | strive |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |