GRE Word List
ABEYANCE
a state of temporary inactivity : suspension
The meaning of the word abeyance is a state of temporary inactivity : suspension.
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|---|---|
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
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| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
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| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
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| tactful | having or showing tact |
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| crossbreed | hybridize |