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 |
|---|---|
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| expatriate | banish |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |