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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |