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 |
|---|---|
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| canny | clever |