GRE Word List

BLUES

low spirits : melancholy

The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.

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sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
understateto represent as less than is the case
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross