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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
