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
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
wontaccustomed
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embryonicof or relating to an embryo
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time