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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |