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

WordMeaning
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
rarefiedbeing less dense
blanchto take the color out of
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice