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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
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| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |