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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
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| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| postulate | demand |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
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