GRE Word List
HALTING
marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
The meaning of the word halting is marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |