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 |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |