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 |
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somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
mortician | undertaker |
negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
illicit | not permitted : unlawful |