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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| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
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| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |