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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |