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 |
|---|---|
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| demise | death |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |