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 |
|---|---|
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |