GRE Word List
FITFUL
characterized by fits or paroxysms
The meaning of the word fitful is characterized by fits or paroxysms.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |