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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |