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 |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |