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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cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
lodewaterway
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
fussyeasily upset : irritable
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face