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 |
|---|---|
| overwhelm | upset |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |