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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| obscure | dark |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| exude | to ooze out |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |