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 |
|---|---|
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| impinge | encroach |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |