GRE Word List

RESPITE

a period of temporary delay

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

Random words

WordMeaning
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
rococorococo work or style
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
gustythe sensation of taste
panderto act as a pander
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life