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 |
|---|---|
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |