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
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
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munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
obsequya funeral or burial rite
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
deliriuman acute (see acute
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