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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|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |