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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |