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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| braid | to make from braids |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |