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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |