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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
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
expatriatebanish
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface