GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |