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 |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |