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 |
|---|---|
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
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| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| dull | tedious |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| ossify | to change into bone |