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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WordMeaning
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
snivelto run at the nose
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)