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 |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| progeny | descendants |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |