GRE Word List
INTERIM
an intervening time : interval
The meaning of the word interim is an intervening time : interval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |