GRE Word List

RESPITE

a period of temporary delay

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

Random words

WordMeaning
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
antithesisthe direct opposite
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent