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 |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |