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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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
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sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
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vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
chafeirritate