GRE Word List
ABEYANCE
a state of temporary inactivity : suspension
The meaning of the word abeyance is a state of temporary inactivity : suspension.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| stench | stink |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |