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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reverberate | reflect |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |