GRE Word List
HIATUS
a break in or as if in a material object : gap
The meaning of the word hiatus is a break in or as if in a material object : gap.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenitent | not penitent |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |