GRE Word List
INTERIM
an intervening time : interval
The meaning of the word interim is an intervening time : interval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| edifice | building |