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 |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| influx | a coming in |