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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |