GRE Word List

INTERVENE

to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events

The meaning of the word intervene is to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events.

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WordMeaning
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
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quislingtraitor
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
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tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees