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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| diva | prima donna |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |