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 |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |