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 |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |