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 |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| succor | relief |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |