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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| vixen | a female fox |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| unfrock | defrock |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |