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 |
|---|---|
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |