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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
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| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
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| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |