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 |
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conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
bog | wet spongy ground |
centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
tatter | to make ragged |