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 |
|---|---|
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |