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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WordMeaning
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care