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 |
|---|---|
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| flounder | flatfish |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| swill | wash |