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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obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
braga pompous or boastful statement
quietudea quiet state : repose
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors