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 |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |