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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| waif | a stray person or animal |