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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| trenchant | keen |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| foppish | foolish |