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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rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
rectifyto set right : remedy
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
biennialoccurring every two years