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 |
|---|---|
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |