GRE Word List
INTERIM
an intervening time : interval
The meaning of the word interim is an intervening time : interval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |