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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| trample | tramp |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| prong | fork |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |