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
ricketyaffected with rickets
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
abortiveprematurely born
cohortscompanion