GRE Word List
HALTING
hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
The meaning of the word halting is hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
| veracity | truthfulness; adherence to the truth |
| referendum | direct vote by all the people |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| jocose | given to(having a tendency of) joking |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| repudiate | disown; disavow; deny |
| macabre | gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
| retort | quick sharp reply; V. |
