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 |
|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| scion | descendant |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| mulct | fine |