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 |
|---|---|
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| 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 |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |