GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| antecede | precede |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| concordat | compact |
| hurl | rush |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |