GRE Word List

INTERSTICE

a space that intervenes between things

The meaning of the word interstice is a space that intervenes between things.

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WordMeaning
antithesisthe direct opposite
dingydirty
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
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insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
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epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
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timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct