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 |
|---|---|
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |