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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |