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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| throes | pang |