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 |
|---|---|
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| prattle | prate |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |