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 |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| exegesis | exposition |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| pending | during |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |