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 |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |