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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |