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 |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| veer | to change direction or course |