GRE Word List
FORBEARANCE
a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
The meaning of the word forbearance is a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| mulct | fine |
| courier | messenger |