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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| polity | political organization |
| mortician | undertaker |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |