GRE Word List
RESPITE
a period of temporary delay
The meaning of the word respite is a period of temporary delay.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| laud | praise |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |