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 |
|---|---|
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| poise | balance |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
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