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 |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| fabricate | invent |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |