GRE Word List
ABEYANCE
suspended action
The meaning of the word abeyance is suspended action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| healthful | conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air |
| comely | attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance |
| inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| barterer | trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money |
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| effigy | dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President |
| buffoonery | clowning |
| ursine | bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
| palatable | agreeable; pleasing to the taste |
| nutrition | process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition |