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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WordMeaning
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
stemthe main trunk of a plant
whimsywhim
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
atypicalnot typical : irregular
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart