GRE Word List

INTERMITTENT

coming and going at intervals : not continuous

The meaning of the word intermittent is coming and going at intervals : not continuous.

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WordMeaning
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute