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 |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |