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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introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
opulencewealth
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
contrivedevise
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
rarefiedbeing less dense