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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| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |