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 |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |