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 |
|---|---|
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |