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 |
|---|---|
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| trenchant | keen |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |