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 |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| rift | fissure |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |