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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |