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 |
|---|---|
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |