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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |