GRE Word List
REPAST
meal; feast; banquet
The meaning of the word repast is meal; feast; banquet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| melee | fight |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
| frail | weak; N. frailty |
| lectern | reading desk or stand for a public speaker |
| disingenuous | not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| adulation | flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |