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 |
|---|---|
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| collate | to compare critically |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |