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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evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
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impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
trappingsoutward signs
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
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vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse