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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |