GRE Word List
SPORADIC
occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
The meaning of the word sporadic is occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |