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.

Random words

WordMeaning
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle