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 |
|---|---|
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |