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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WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
festerto generate pus
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
impenitentnot penitent
plauditan act or round of applause