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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
