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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| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |