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 |
|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |