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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |