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 |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| violate | break |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |