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 |
|---|---|
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| crass | gross |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |