GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |