GRE Word List
HIATUS
gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
The meaning of the word hiatus is gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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brisk | quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor |
opportune | timely; well-chosen |
irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
dissent | disagree |
coax | persuade by flattery |
fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
rabble | mob; noisy crowd |
dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |