GRE Word List
STINT
a period of time spent at a particular activity
The meaning of the word stint is a period of time spent at a particular activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |