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 |
|---|---|
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| novelty | something new or unusual |