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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |