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.

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WordMeaning
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
compressto press or squeeze together
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless