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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |