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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| coin | corner |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| predilection | an established preference for something |