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 |
|---|---|
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |