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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
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| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |