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 |
|---|---|
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| scotch | scottish |
| refrain | curb |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |