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 |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| mendicant | beggar |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| impuissance | weakness |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |