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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |