GRE Word List

ADJOURN

to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time

The meaning of the word adjourn is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time.

Random words

WordMeaning
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
denominationan act of denominating
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as