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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
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