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 |
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vendor | one that vends : seller |
affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
disputatious | inclined to dispute |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
trickster | one who tricks: such as |
whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |