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 |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |