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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smeara viscous or sticky substance
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ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit