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 |
|---|---|
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |