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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careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
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hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
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intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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