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.

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WordMeaning
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
briskkeenly alert : lively
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
crassgross
blueslow spirits : melancholy
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory