GRE Word List
SUSPENSE
state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty
The meaning of the word suspense is state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salient | prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| bantering | joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter |
| pariah | social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah |
| fructify | bear fruit; produce fruit |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
