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 |
|---|---|
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |