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 |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |