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 |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |