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 |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| whittle | a large knife |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| retiring | reserved |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |