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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| prank | trick |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |