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 |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |