GRE Word List
PAROXYSM
a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
The meaning of the word paroxysm is a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |