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
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counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
porous | possessing or full of pores |
precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
pied | of two or more colors in blotches |