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 |
|---|---|
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |