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 |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |