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 |
|---|---|
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| fiend | devil |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |