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 |
|---|---|
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |