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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |