GRE Word List
SUSPENSE
the state of being suspended : suspension
The meaning of the word suspense is the state of being suspended : suspension.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |