GRE Word List
RESPITE
a period of temporary delay
The meaning of the word respite is a period of temporary delay.
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| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |