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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| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |