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 |
|---|---|
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
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| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| delve | excavate |
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| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
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| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |