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
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action