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 |
|---|---|
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |