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 |
|---|---|
| verge | brink |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |