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 |
|---|---|
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |