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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |