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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| charlatan | quack |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |