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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |