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 |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
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| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
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| engender | beget |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
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