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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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demise | death |
philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
compilation | the act or process of compiling |
antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
expatriate | banish |
skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
inadvertently | unintentional |