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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |