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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| diva | prima donna |
| opus | work |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |