GRE Word List
MORATORIUM
legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses
The meaning of the word moratorium is legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| gingerly | very carefully; ADJ. |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| sift | put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| compulsory | obligatory; that must be done |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| lace | cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace |
| withhold | refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax |
