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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |