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 |
|---|---|
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| render | to melt down |
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| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| crass | gross |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |