GRE Word List
SUSPENSE
the state of being suspended : suspension
The meaning of the word suspense is the state of being suspended : suspension.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |