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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WordMeaning
satiatefilled to satiety
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness