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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| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| gnome | maxim |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |