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 |
|---|---|
| tatter | to make ragged |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| application | an act of applying: |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |