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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sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
acmethe highest point or stage
refurbishto brighten or freshen up : renovate
reckoncount
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful