GRE Word List

MORATORIUM

a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt

The meaning of the word moratorium is a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt.

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WordMeaning
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
rightfuljust
tantruma fit of bad temper
grottocave
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
donto put on (an article of clothing)
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing