GRE Word List

RESPITE

a period of temporary delay

The meaning of the word respite is a period of temporary delay.

Random words

WordMeaning
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
ligneousof or resembling wood