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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |