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 |
|---|---|
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |