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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |