GRE Word List
RESPITE
a period of temporary delay
The meaning of the word respite is a period of temporary delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| oversee | survey |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| disport | sport |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |