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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| purported | reputed |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |