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 |
|---|---|
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| pending | during |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |