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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| scotch | scottish |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |