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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| viable | capable of living |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| hubbub | noise |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |