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 |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |