GRE Word List
SPONTANEITY
the quality or state of being spontaneous
The meaning of the word spontaneity is the quality or state of being spontaneous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |