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 |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |