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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |