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 |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |