GRE Word List
REPAST
meal; feast; banquet
The meaning of the word repast is meal; feast; banquet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wisp | small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke) |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| matinee | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
| takeoff | burlesque; act of leaving the ground |
| plight | difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament |
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
| rostrum | raised platform for speech-making; pulpit |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |