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 |
|---|---|
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| opulence | wealth |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| contrive | devise |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| rarefied | being less dense |