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 |
|---|---|
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| reckon | count |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |