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
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
raspto rub with something rough
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
eonan immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
gnarlsnarl
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant