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 |
|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |