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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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 |