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 |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| trenchant | keen |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |