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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |