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 |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |