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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| replicate | duplicate |