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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WordMeaning
engageto 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
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
superannuatedoutmoded
wrenchto move with a violent twist
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
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