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 |
|---|---|
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |