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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |