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 |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
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| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
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| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |