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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| canny | clever |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |