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
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
briskkeenly alert : lively
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
founderone that founds or establishes