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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| mortician | undertaker |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |