GRE Word List

INTERREGNUM

the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes

The meaning of the word interregnum is the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes.

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WordMeaning
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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
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