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 |
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| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |