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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
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| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |