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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |