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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supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
plutocracy | government by the wealthy |