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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |