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 |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| quarry | game |