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.

Random words

WordMeaning
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
violatebreak
censurea judgment involving condemnation
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
conveneto come together in a body
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish