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 |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |