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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|---|---|
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| categorical | absolute |
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| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
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| connivance | the act of conniving |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
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