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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| violate | break |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| prank | trick |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |