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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| gazette | newspaper |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |