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
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
serebeing dried and withered
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
quislingtraitor
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale