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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |