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 |
|---|---|
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |