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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| overweening | arrogant |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |