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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |