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 |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |