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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WordMeaning
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
deliriuman acute (see acute