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
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
gnomemaxim
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
scotchscottish
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)