GRE Word List
STINT
supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint
The meaning of the word stint is supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misgivings | doubts |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| episodic | (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| titter | nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |
| vainglorious | boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity |
| passe | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| botch | mismanage; blow |