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 |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
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| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
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| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
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