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 |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |