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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| poise | balance |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
