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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| portly | dignified |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |