GRE Word List
FITFUL
characterized by fits or paroxysms
The meaning of the word fitful is characterized by fits or paroxysms.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| facade | the front of a building |