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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depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
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enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
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pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset