GRE Word List
RESPITE
a period of temporary delay
The meaning of the word respite is a period of temporary delay.
Random words
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apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
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