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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |