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 |
|---|---|
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |