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 |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |