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 |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |