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.

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archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
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contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
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