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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WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
affinityrelationship by marriage
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
diversediffering from one another : unlike
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate