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 |
|---|---|
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| 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 |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |