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 |
|---|---|
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| headlong | headfirst |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| shove | to push along |