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 |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| cryptic | secret |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |