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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| benison | blessing |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |