GRE Word List
REPOSE
a state of resting after exertion or strain
The meaning of the word repose is a state of resting after exertion or strain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| pander | to act as a pander |