GRE Word List
ABEYANCE
a state of temporary inactivity : suspension
The meaning of the word abeyance is a state of temporary inactivity : suspension.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |