SAT vocabulary
Abeyance
A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Example
"The decision was held in abeyance pending further investigation."
Etymology
From Old French abeiance 'an aspiration to a title,' from abeyer 'to gape, long for,' from a- 'to' + baer 'to gape, open wide.'
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