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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WordMeaning
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets