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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| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
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| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| courier | messenger |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |