GRE Word List
SPASMODIC
relating to or affected or characterized by spasm
The meaning of the word spasmodic is relating to or affected or characterized by spasm.
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| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
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| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
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