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 |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |