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 |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |