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
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay