Vocabulary Word
Word: hiatus
Definition: gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
Definition: gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
Sentences Containing 'hiatus'
So that the dreadful hiatus of a gaping lion, and all poison, and all hurtful things, are but (as the thorn and the mire) the necessary consequences of goodly fair things.
More Vocab Words
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::: impediment - hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
::: abominate - loathe; hate
::: vitriolic - causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass
::: insurmountable - overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
::: guileless - without deceit
::: terminology - terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature
::: licentious - amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
::: plutocracy - society ruled by the wealthy
