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 |
|---|---|
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| dour | stern |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |