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
arcadea long arched building or gallery
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure