GRE Word List
BLUES
low spirits : melancholy
The meaning of the word blues is low spirits : melancholy.
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| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
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| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
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| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |