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 |
|---|---|
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |