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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |