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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |