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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| onus | burden |